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


In Context

15 Others said, "He is Elijah." And still others claimed, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of long ago."

16 But when Herod heard this, he said, "John, the man I beheaded, has been raised from the dead!"

17 For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had married.

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

19 So Herodias nursed a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she was not able to,

20 because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard John, he was greatly puzzled ; yet he liked to listen to him.

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 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 English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

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.