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Mark 6:17
For Herod him selfe had sent forth, and had taken Iohn, and bound him in prison for Herodias sake, which was his brother Philippes wife, because he had maried her.
Mark 6:17 · Geneva Bible
Mark 6:17 in other translations
For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her.
For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.
For Herod himself had sent out and arrested John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, for he had married her.
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In context
14 Then King Herod heard of him (for his name was made manifest) and sayd, Iohn Baptist is risen againe from the dead, and therefore great workes are wrought by him.
15 Other sayd, It is Elias, and some sayd, It is a Prophet, or as one of those Prophets.
16 So when Herod heard it, he said, It is Iohn whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
17 For Herod him selfe had sent forth, and had taken Iohn, and bound him in prison for Herodias sake, which was his brother Philippes wife, because he had maried her.
18 For Iohn sayd vnto Herod, It is not lawfull for thee to haue thy brothers wife.
19 Therefore Herodias layd waite against him, and would haue killed him, but she could not:
20 For Herod feared Iohn, knowing that hee was a iust man, and an holy, and reuerenced him, and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
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