Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
For Herod had arrested John, put him in chains, and shut him up in prison, to please Herodias, the wife of Herod's brother Philip.
New American Standard Bible
For when
King James Version
For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.
Holman Bible
For Herod had arrested John, chained
International Standard Version
Herod had arrested John, bound him with chains, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
A Conservative Version
For Herod having arrested John, bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
American Standard Version
For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
Amplified
For Herod had John arrested and bound him and put him in prison [at the fortress of Machaerus, east of the Jordan, to keep him away] because of
An Understandable Version
For Herod had arrested John and had him chained and put in prison in order to please Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
Anderson New Testament
For Herod had laid hold of John, and bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.
Bible in Basic English
For Herod had taken John and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
Common New Testament
For Herod had laid hold of John and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,
Daniel Mace New Testament
for Herod having secur'd John, bound him, and put him in prison to please Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
Darby Translation
For Herod had seized John, and had bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother.
Godbey New Testament
For Herod having arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison, on account of Herodias the wife of his brother Philip.
Goodspeed New Testament
For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,
John Wesley New Testament
For Herod had apprehended John, and bound him and put him in prison, for Herodias sake, his brother Philip's wife.
Julia Smith Translation
For Herod, having seized John, bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias, his brother Philip's wife:
King James 2000
For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For Herod, [after] arresting John, bound him and put [him] in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip,
Modern King James verseion
For Herod had laid hold on John, and had bound him, and had put him in prison because of Herodias his brother Philip's wife.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For Herod had taken John and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.
Moffatt New Testament
For Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias the wife of his brother Philip,
Montgomery New Testament
For Herod had apprehended John, shackled him, and thrust him into prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,
NET Bible
For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,
New Heart English Bible
For Herod had arrested John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
Noyes New Testament
For Herod had seized John, and bound him, and put him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philips wife.
Sawyer New Testament
For Herod having seized John, had bound him, and put him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
The Emphasized Bible
For, Herod, seizing John, had bound him, and, in prison, put him away, - because of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For Herod having seized John, had bound him, and put him in prison, for the sake of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother.
Webster
For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
Weymouth New Testament
For Herod had arrested John, and had put him in chains, and imprisoned him, for the sake of Herodias his brother Philip's wife,
Williams New Testament
For Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him out of the way by putting him in prison, just to please Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,
World English Bible
For Herod had laid hold of John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
Worrell New Testament
For Herod, having laid hold of John, bound him, and put him in prison, because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
Worsley New Testament
for Herod had apprehended John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife;
Youngs Literal Translation
For Herod having laid hold on John, did bind him, and did put him in prison, because of Herodias his brother Philip's wife,
Themes
Adultery » Instances of » Herod
Antipas » Ruled » Galilee » Slayed » John the baptist
Herod » Tetrarch of galilee (herod antipas) » Beheads john the baptist
Herod » Tetrarch of galilee (herod antipas) » Incest of
Herodias » Daughter of aristobulus
Imprisonment » Of john the baptist
Incest » Instances of » Herod antipas
John » Reproves herod antipas on account of his incest; herod imprisons him, and beheads him
Malice » Instances of » Herodias toward john
Persecution » Instances of » Of john the baptist
Philip » The evangelist » Brother of herod
Philip » The brother of herod antipas and the husband of herodias
Politics » Women in » Herodias, in influencing the administration of herod
Reproof » Faithfulness in » John the baptist, of herod antipas
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Herod antipas, in beheading john the baptist
Women » Instances of » Herodias, in her incestuous marriage with herod antipas
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 14:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Herod Kills John The Baptist
2 And said to his attendants: " This must be John the Baptist; he must be risen from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are active in him." 3 For Herod had arrested John, put him in chains, and shut him up in prison, to please Herodias, the wife of Herod's brother Philip. 4 For John had said to him 'You have no right to be living with her.'
Cross References
Matthew 4:12
When Jesus heard that John had been committed to prison, he retired to Galilee.
Mark 6:17
For Herod himself had sent and arrested John, and put him in prison, in chains, to please Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because Herod had married her.
Luke 3:19-20
But Prince Herod, being rebuked by John respecting Herodias, the wife of Herod's brother, and for all the evil things that he had done,
Matthew 11:2
Now John had heard in prison what the Christ was doing, and he sent a message by his disciples,
Mark 6:19
So Herodias was incensed against John, and wanted to put him to death, but was unable to do so,
Mark 6:22
And when his daughter--that is, the daughter of Herodias--came in and danced, she delighted Herod and those who were dining with him. 'Ask me for whatever you like,' the King said to the girl, 'and I will give it to you';
Luke 13:1
Just at that time some people had come to tell Jesus about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with the blood of their sacrifices.
John 3:23-24
John, also, was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there were many streams there; and people were constantly coming and being baptized.