Mark 6:18
For John had repeatedly told Herod,“It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
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- Lev 18:16 : 16 You must not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife; she is your brother’s nakedness.
- Lev 20:21 : 21 If a man has marital relations with his brother’s wife, it is indecency. He has exposed his brother’s nakedness; they will be childless.
- 1 Kgs 22:14 : 14 But Micaiah said,“As certainly as the LORD lives, I will say what the LORD tells me to say.”
- Ezek 3:18-19 : 18 When I say to the wicked,“You will certainly die,” and you do not warn him– you do not speak out to warn the wicked to turn from his wicked lifestyle so that he may live– that wicked person will die for his iniquity, but I will hold you accountable for his death. 19 But as for you, if you warn the wicked and he does not turn from his wicked deed and from his wicked lifestyle, he will die for his iniquity but you will have saved your own life.
- Matt 14:3-4 : 3 For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, 4 because John had repeatedly told him,“It is not lawful for you to have her.”
- Acts 20:26-27 : 26 Therefore I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of you all. 27 For I did not hold back from announcing to you the whole purpose of God.
- Acts 24:24-26 : 24 Paul Speaks Repeatedly to Felix Some days later, when Felix arrived with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, he sent for Paul and heard him speak about faith in Christ Jesus. 25 While Paul was discussing righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said,“Go away for now, and when I have an opportunity, I will send for you.” 26 At the same time he was also hoping that Paul would give him money, and for this reason he sent for Paul as often as possible and talked with him.
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- Mark 6:16-172 verses92%
16 But when Herod heard this, he said,“John, whom I beheaded, has been raised!”
17 For Herod himself had sent men, arrested John, and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because Herod had married her.
- Matt 14:3-108 verses90%
3 For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
4 because John had repeatedly told him,“It is not lawful for you to have her.”
5 Although Herod wanted to kill John, he feared the crowd because they accepted John as a prophet.
6 But on Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,
7 so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.
8 Instructed by her mother, she said,“Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.”
9 Although it grieved the king, because of his oath and the dinner guests he commanded it to be given.
10 So he sent and had John beheaded in the prison.
- Luke 3:19-202 verses85%
19 But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and because of all the evil deeds that he had done,
20 Herod added this to them all: He locked up John in prison.
- Mark 6:19-279 verses84%
19 So Herodias nursed a grudge against him and wanted to kill him. But she could not
20 because Herod stood in awe of John and protected him, since he knew that John was a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard him, he was thoroughly baffled, and yet he liked to listen to John.
21 But a suitable day came, when Herod gave a banquet on his birthday for his court officials, military commanders, and leaders of Galilee.
22 When his daughter Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests. The king said to the girl,“Ask me for whatever you want and I will give it to you.”
23 He swore to her,“Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”
24 So she went out and said to her mother,“What should I ask for?” Her mother said,“The head of John the baptizer.”
25 Immediately she hurried back to the king and made her request:“I want the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”
26 Although it grieved the king deeply, he did not want to reject her request because of his oath and his guests.
27 So the king sent an executioner at once to bring John’s head, and he went and beheaded John in prison.
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16 You must not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife; she is your brother’s nakedness.
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18 “Everyone who divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery, and the one who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.
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18 for you have had five husbands, and the man you are living with now is not your husband. This you said truthfully!”
- Matt 19:9-102 verses68%
9 Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another commits adultery.”
10 The disciples said to him,“If this is the case of a husband with a wife, it is better not to marry!”
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3 Then some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They asked,“Is it lawful to divorce a wife for any cause?”
- Mark 10:11-122 verses68%
11 So he told them,“Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.
12 And if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”
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14 The Death of John the Baptist Now King Herod heard this, for Jesus’ name had become known. Some were saying,“John the baptizer has been raised from the dead, and because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him.”
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18 You must not take a woman in marriage and then marry her sister as a rival wife while she is still alive, to have sexual relations with her.
- Acts 12:1-22 verses67%
1 James is Killed and Peter Imprisoned About that time King Herod laid hands on some from the church to harm them.
2 He had James, the brother of John, executed with a sword.
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9 Herod said,“I had John beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” So Herod wanted to learn about Jesus.
- Matt 5:31-322 verses67%
31 Divorce“It was said,‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a legal document.’
32 But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
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16 Or do you not know that anyone who is united with a prostitute is one body with her? For it is said,“The two will become one flesh.”
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7 Herod’s Confusion about Jesus Now Herod the tetrarch heard about everything that was happening, and he was thoroughly perplexed, because some people were saying that John had been raised from the dead,
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6 Instead, does a Christian sue a Christian, and do this before unbelievers?
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24 (For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)
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6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
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31 Going to Jerusalem At that time, some Pharisees came up and said to Jesus,“Get away from here, because Herod wants to kill you.”
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18 You must not commit adultery.
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2 Then some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked,“Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”
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27 Adultery“You have heard that it was said,‘Do not commit adultery.’
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2 But because of immoralities, each man should have relations with his own wife and each woman with her own husband.
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3 So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is alive, she will be called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she is joined to another man, she is not an adulteress.
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21 If a man has marital relations with his brother’s wife, it is indecency. He has exposed his brother’s nakedness; they will be childless.
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11 You must not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife born of your father; she is your sister. You must not have sexual relations with her.
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1 Church Discipline It is actually reported that sexual immorality exists among you, the kind of immorality that is not permitted even among the Gentiles, so that someone is cohabiting with his father’s wife.