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.
General references
Bible References
Herod
Matthew 4:12
Now when Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, he went into Galilee.
Mark 6:17
For Herod himself had sent men, arrested John, and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because Herod had married her.
Luke 3:19
But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother's wife, and because of all the evil deeds that he had done,
John 3:23
John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming to him and being baptized.
General references
Leviticus 18:16
You must not have sexual intercourse with your brother's wife; she is your brother's nakedness.
Luke 3:19
But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother's wife, and because of all the evil deeds that he had done,
John 3:24
(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)