Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.

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Bible References

Herod

Matthew 4:12
Now [when he] heard that John {had been arrested}, he withdrew into Galilee.
Mark 6:17
For Herod himself had sent [and] arrested John and bound him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her.
Luke 3:19
But Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him concerning Herodias, his brother's wife, and concerning all the evil deeds that Herod had done,
John 3:23
Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and they were coming and were being baptized.

General references

Leviticus 18:16
You must not expose the nakedness of your brother's wife; she [is] your brother's nakedness.
Luke 3:19
But Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him concerning Herodias, his brother's wife, and concerning all the evil deeds that Herod had done,
John 3:24
(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)