Mark 6:18

18 Iohn sayd vnto Herode: It is not laufull for the to have thy brothers wyfe.

Mark 6:18 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 6:18

For John had said unto Herod
He had been personally with him, and had plainly and freely told him of his sin, and faithfully reproved him for it; alleging what he had done was contrary to the law of God:

it is not lawful, for thee to have thy brother's wife:
(See Gill on Matthew 14:4).

Mark 6:18 In-Context

16 But when Herode hearde of him he sayd: it is Iohn whom I beheded he is rysen from deeth agayne.

17 For Herode him sylfe had sent forth and had taken Iohn and bounde him and cast him into preson for Herodias sake which was his brother Philippes wyfe. For he had maried her.

18 Iohn sayd vnto Herode: It is not laufull for the to have thy brothers wyfe.

19 Herodias layd wayte for him and wolde have killed him but she coulde not.

20 For Herode feared Iohn knowynge yt he was a iuste man and an holy: and gave him reverence: and when he hearde him he dyd many thinges and hearde him gladly.