Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
For John had been saying to Herod - It is not allowed thee, to have, the wife of thy brother.
New American Standard Bible
For John had been saying to Herod, “
King James Version
For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
Holman Bible
John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful
International Standard Version
John had been telling Herod, "It's not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."
A Conservative Version
For John said to Herod, It is not permitted for thee to have thy brother's wife.
American Standard Version
For John said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
Amplified
For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful [under Mosaic Law] for you to have your brother’s wife.”
An Understandable Version
For John had said to Herod, "It is unlawful for you to marry your brother's wife."
Anderson New Testament
For John said to Herod: It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.
Bible in Basic English
For John said to Herod, It is wrong for you to have your brother's wife.
Common New Testament
For John had said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."
Daniel Mace New Testament
upon which John told him, "it is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."
Darby Translation
For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have the wife of thy brother.
Godbey New Testament
For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have the wife of thy brother.
Goodspeed New Testament
John said to Herod, "It is not right for you to be living with your brother's wife."
John Wesley New Testament
For John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee, to have thy brother's wife.
Julia Smith Translation
For John said to Herod, That it is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
King James 2000
For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For John had been saying to Herod, "It is not permitted for you to have your brother's wife."
Modern King James verseion
and John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
John said unto Herod, "It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife."
Moffatt New Testament
John had told Herod, "You have no right to your brother's wife."
Montgomery New Testament
For John had often told Herod, "It is not right for you to live with your brother's wife."
NET Bible
For John had repeatedly told Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."
New Heart English Bible
For John said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."
Noyes New Testament
For John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brothers wife.
Sawyer New Testament
For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For John had said to Herod--'You have no right to be living with your brother's wife.'
Webster
For John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
Weymouth New Testament
For John had repeatedly told Herod, "You have no right to be living with your brother's wife."
Williams New Testament
For John kept saying to Herod, "It is not right for you to be living with your brother's wife."
World English Bible
For John said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."
Worrell New Testament
For John said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."
Worsley New Testament
For John had said to Herod, it is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
Youngs Literal Translation
for John said to Herod -- 'It is not lawful to thee to have the wife of thy brother;'
Themes
Adultery » Instances of » Herod
Christian ministers » Faithful » John the baptist
Hatred » Examples of » Herodias
Herod » Tetrarch of galilee (herod antipas) » Beheads john the baptist
Herod » Tetrarch of galilee (herod antipas) » Incest of
Incest » Instances of » Herod antipas
John » Reproves herod antipas on account of his incest; herod imprisons him, and beheads him
Martyrdom » Instances of » John the baptist
Politics » Women in » Herodias, in influencing the administration of herod
Reproof » Despised » By herodias
Women » Instances of » Herodias, in her incestuous marriage with herod antipas
Topics
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 6:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Herod Kills John The Baptist
17 For, Herod himself, had sent and secured John and bound him in prison, for the sake of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, - for, her, had he married, 18 For John had been saying to Herod - It is not allowed thee, to have, the wife of thy brother. 19 And, Herodias, was cherishing a grudge against him, and wishing, to slay him, - and could not;
Phrases
Cross References
Leviticus 18:16
The shame of thy brother's wife, shalt thou not uncover, - the shame of thy brother, it is.
Leviticus 20:21
And, any man, who taketh his brother's wife, impurity, it is, - the shame of his brother, hath he uncovered - childless, shall they remain.
1 Kings 22:14
And Micaiah said, - By the life of Yahweh, what Yahweh saith unto me, that, will I, speak.
Ezekiel 3:18-19
When I say to the lawless man - Thou shalt surely die, and thou hast not given him warning, neither hast spoken to warn the lawless man from his lawless way, to save him- self alive the same lawless man in his iniquity shall die, but his blood, tat thy hand will I require.
Matthew 14:3-4
For, Herod, seizing John, had bound him, and, in prison, put him away, - because of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother;
Acts 20:26-27
Wherefore I take you to witness, on this very day, that, pure am I from the blood of all;
Acts 24:24-26
And, after certain days, Felix having arrived, with Drusilla his own wife, who was, a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith, respecting Christ Jesus.