Mark 6:18-19

6:18 For John had repeatedly told ¹  Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” ²  6:19 So Herodias nursed a grudge against him and wanted to kill him. But ³  she could not

Mark 6:27

6:27 So ⁴  the king sent an executioner at once to bring John’s ⁵  head, and he went and beheaded John in prison.

¹ tn The imperfect tense verb is here rendered with an iterative force.

² sn It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife. This was a violation of OT law (Lev 18:16; 20:21). In addition, both Herod Antipas and Herodias had each left marriages to enter into this union.

³ tn Grk “and.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

⁴ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.

⁵ tn Grk “his”; the referent (John the Baptist) has been specified in the translation for clarity.