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Mark Chapter 6 verse 18 Holy Bible

ASV Mark 6:18

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

For John said to Herod, It is wrong for you to have your brother's wife.
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DARBY Mark 6:18

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

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


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WEB Mark 6:18

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

for John said to Herod -- `It is not lawful to thee to have the wife of thy brother;'
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerses 18, 19. - For John said unto Herod. The Greek tense (ἔλεγε) implies more than the simple expression, "he said;" it implies a repeated warning. We learn from St. Matthew (Matthew 14:5) that Herod would have killed John before, but he feared the people. Here St. Mark says that Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him; and she could not; for Herod feared John. There is no contradiction between the two evangelists. The case appears to have been this: that at first Herod desired to put John to death, because John had reproved him on account of Herodias. But by degrees John gained an influence over Herod by the force of his character, and by his holy life and teaching.

Ellicott's Commentary