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,


In Context

14 And the king Herod heard, (for his name became public,) and he said — 'John the Baptist out of the dead was raised, and because of this the mighty powers are working in him.'

15 Others said — 'It is Elijah,' and others said — 'It is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.'

16 And Herod having heard, said — 'He whom I did behead — John — this is he; he was raised out of the dead.'

17 For 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,

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

19 and Herodias was having a quarrel with him, and was willing to kill him, and was not able,

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 World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:17For 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.

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.