Mark 6:18 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁸ For John had said to Herod, “It is unlawful for you to marry your brother’s wife.”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ For John had told Herod, It is not lawful and you have no right to have your brother's wife.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ For John said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ but John told Herod, “It’s against the law for you to marry your brother’s wife!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ For John was saying to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Mark 6:18 Cross References

Matthew 27:30

And they spat on Him and took the stick and beat Him on the head with it.