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Mark 6:18

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

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

Mark 6:18 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Mark 6:18

Theological / Devotional

John had said. Undoubtedly Herod had personally listened to the preaching of John, and for a time it seemed that he would yield to the call to repentance (see v. 20; DA 214).

It is not lawful. The law of Moses strictly prohibited a marriage such as that between Herod and Herodias (Lev. 18:16 ; 20:21), and, according to Josephus, the Jews thoroughly disapproved of the union (. Antiquities xviii. 5. 4).

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