18For John said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.


In Context

15 But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even as one of the prophets.

16 But Herod, when he heard thereof, said, John, whom I beheaded, he is risen.

17 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.

18 For John said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.

19 And Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him; and she could not;

20 for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous man and a holy, and kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was much perplexed; and he heard him gladly.

Mark 6:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:18For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:18For John had been saying to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:18For John said to Herod: It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:18For John said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:18For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have the wife of thy brother.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:18For John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:18For John said to Herod, |It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:18for John said to Herod — 'It is not lawful to thee to have the wife of thy brother;'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:18For John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.