Thematic Bible: Incest of
Thematic Bible
Herod » Tetrarch of galilee (herod antipas) » Incest of
For Herod having seized John, had bound him, and put him in prison, for the sake of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother. For John said unto him, It is unlawful for thee to have her.
For Herod himself had sent and seized upon John, and bound him in prison, for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife; because he had married her. For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife. Therefore Herodias bore him a rooted resentment, and would have slain him; yet could not: