Mark 6:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!””
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“For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For John said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“for John said to Herod--`It is not lawful to thee to have the wife of thy brother;'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Mark 6:18 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 18:16You must not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife; that would shame your brother.
- Leviticus 20:21If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity. He has uncovered the nakedness of his brother; they shall be childless.
- 1 Kings 22:14But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.”
- Ezekiel 3:18If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his blood.
- Matthew 14:3Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
- Acts 20:26Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.
- Acts 24:24After several days, Felix returned with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess. He sent for Paul and listened to him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).