Mark 6:18
King James Version (KJV)
For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.
In context
16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.
18 For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.
19 Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
20 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
Mark 6:18 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.
- WEB World English Bible
- For John had said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!”
- ASV American Standard Version
- For John said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- for John said to Herod — 'It is not lawful to thee to have the wife of thy brother;'
- DBY Darby Translation
- For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have the wife of thy brother.
- WBS Webster Bible
- For John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.