17For Herod himself had sent out and arrested John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, for he had married her.


In Context

14 King Herod heard this, for his name had become known, and he said, |John the Baptizer has risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him.|

15 But others said, |He is Elijah.| Others said, |He is a prophet, or like one of the prophets.|

16 But Herod, when he heard this, said, |This is John, whom I beheaded. He has risen from the dead.|

17 For Herod himself had sent out and arrested 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 to Herod, |It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.|

19 Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him, but she couldn't,

Mark 6:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:17For 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:17For 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:17For Herod himself had sent and apprehended John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:17For 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:17For the same Herod had sent and seized John, and had bound him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:17For 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:17For 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:17For Herod himself, having sent forth, did lay hold on John, and bound him in the prison, because of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, because he married her,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:17For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold on John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her.