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Mark 6:18
For John said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."
Mark 6:18 · New Heart English Bible
Mark 6:18 in other translations
For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!”
For John had said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
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In context
15 But others said, "He is Elijah." Others said, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets."
16 But Herod, when he heard this, said, "This is John, whom I beheaded. He has risen."
17 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.
18 For John said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."
19 So Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him, but she could not,
20 for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was very perplexed, but he heard him gladly.
21 And then a convenient day came, that Herod on his birthday gave a supper for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee.
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