A moment in scripture
Mark 6:17
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For 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.
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The surrounding passage
- Mark 6:15
Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
- Mark 6:16
But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
- Mark 6:18
For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.
- Mark 6:19
Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.