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Mark 6:18

NETBible	For John had repeatedly told¹ Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”²
NIV © biblegateway Mar 6:18	For John had been saying to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife."
NASB © biblegateway Mar 6:18	For John had been saying to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife."
NLT © biblegateway Mar 6:18	John kept telling Herod, "It is illegal for you to marry your brother’s wife."
MSG © biblegateway Mar 6:18	For John had provoked Herod by naming his relationship with Herodias "adultery."
BBE © SABDAweb Mar 6:18	For John said to Herod, It is wrong for you to have your brother’s wife.
NRSV © bibleoremus Mar 6:18	For John had been telling Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife."
NKJV © biblegateway Mar 6:18	For John had said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife."
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KJV	For <1063> John <2491> had said <3004> (5707) unto Herod <2264>_, <3754> It is <1832> (0) not <3756> lawful <1832> (5748) for thee <4671> to have <2192> (5721) thy <4675> brother's <80> wife <1135>_.
NASB © biblegateway Mar 6:18	For John <2491> had been saying <3004> to Herod <2264> , "It is not lawful <1832> for you to have <2192> your brother's <80> wife <1135> ."
NET [draft] ITL	For <1063> John <2491> had repeatedly told <3004> Herod <2264> , “It is <1832> not <3756> lawful <1832> for you <4671> to have <2192> your <4675> brother’s <80> wife <1135> .”
GREEK	elegen o iwannhv tw hrwdh oti ouk exestin ecein gunaika tou adelfou sou

NETBible

For John had repeatedly told¹ Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”²

NET Notes

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

²sn 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.