Mark 6:17

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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,

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  • Matt 11:2 : 2 And John having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, having sent two of his disciples,
  • Luke 3:19-20 : 19 and Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him concerning Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, and concerning all the evils that Herod did, 20 added also this to all, that he shut up John in the prison.
  • Matt 4:12 : 12 And Jesus having heard that John was delivered up, did withdraw to Galilee,
  • Matt 14:3-9 : 3 For Herod having laid hold on John, did bind him, and did put him in prison, because of Herodias his brother Philip's wife, 4 for John was saying to him, `It is not lawful to thee to have her,' 5 and, willing to kill him, he feared the multitude, because as a prophet they were holding him. 6 But the birthday of Herod being kept, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and did please Herod, 7 whereupon with an oath he professed to give her whatever she might ask. 8 And she having been instigated by her mother -- `Give me (says she) here upon a plate the head of John the Baptist; 9 and the king was grieved, but because of the oaths and of those reclining with him, he commanded `it' to be given; 10 and having sent, he beheaded John in the prison, 11 and his head was brought upon a plate, and was given to the damsel, and she brought `it' nigh to her mother. 12 And his disciples having come, took up the body, and buried it, and having come, they told Jesus,
  • Luke 3:1 : 1 And in the fifteenth year of the government of Tiberius Caesar -- Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother, tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene --

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    1 At that time did Herod the tetrarch hear the fame of Jesus,

    2 and said to his servants, `This is John the Baptist, he did rise from the dead, and because of this the mighty energies are working in him.'

    3 For Herod having laid hold on John, did bind him, and did put him in prison, because of Herodias his brother Philip's wife,

    4 for John was saying to him, `It is not lawful to thee to have her,'

    5 and, willing to kill him, he feared the multitude, because as a prophet they were holding him.

    6 But the birthday of Herod being kept, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and did please Herod,

    7 whereupon with an oath he professed to give her whatever she might ask.

    8 And she having been instigated by her mother -- `Give me (says she) here upon a plate the head of John the Baptist;

    9 and the king was grieved, but because of the oaths and of those reclining with him, he commanded `it' to be given;

    10 and having sent, he beheaded John in the prison,

    11 and his head was brought upon a plate, and was given to the damsel, and she brought `it' nigh to her mother.

  • Mark 6:18-28
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    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,

    20 for Herod was fearing John, knowing him a man righteous and holy, and was keeping watch over him, and having heard him, was doing many things, and hearing him gladly.

    21 And a seasonable day having come, when Herod on his birthday was making a supper to his great men, and to the chiefs of thousands, and to the first men of Galilee,

    22 and the daughter of that Herodias having come in, and having danced, and having pleased Herod and those reclining (at meat) with him, the king said to the damsel, `Ask of me whatever thou wilt, and I will give to thee,'

    23 and he sware to her -- `Whatever thou mayest ask me, I will give to thee -- unto the half of my kingdom.'

    24 And she, having gone forth, said to her mother, `What shall I ask for myself?' and she said, `The head of John the Baptist;'

    25 and having come in immediately with haste unto the king, she asked, saying, `I will that thou mayest give me presently, upon a plate, the head of John the Baptist.'

    26 And the king -- made very sorrowful -- because of the oaths and of those reclining (at meat) with him, would not put her away,

    27 and immediately the king having sent a guardsman, did command his head to be brought,

    28 and he having gone, beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head upon a plate, and did give it to the damsel, and the damsel did give it to her mother;

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    19 and Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him concerning Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, and concerning all the evils that Herod did,

    20 added also this to all, that he shut up John in the prison.

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