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Mark 6:17
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)

🌐 Mark 6:17 in 8 Translations

King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife; for he had married her.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
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.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn er, Herodes, hatte hingesandt und den Johannes greifen und ihn im Gefängnis binden lassen, um der Herodias willen, des Weibes seines Bruders Philippus, weil er sie geheiratet hatte.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Porque el mismo Herodes había enviado, y prendido á Juan, y le había aprisionado en la cárcel á causa de Herodías, mujer de Felipe su hermano; pues la había tomado por mujer.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Pois o próprio Herodes havia mandado prender João, e acorrentá-lo na prisão, por causa de Herodias, mulher do seu irmão Filipe, porque havia se casado com ela.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Pois o próprio Herodes havia mandado prender João e o colocou na prisão por causa de Herodias (esposa de seu irmão Filipe), pois ele havia se casado com ela.

📖 Mark 6:17 in Context

15Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
16But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
17For 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.
18For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.
19Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
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