Matthew 14:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,”
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“Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“For Herod having laid hold on John, did bind him, and did put him in prison, because of Herodias his brother Philip's wife,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 14:3 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 4:12When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
- Matthew 11:2Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples
- Mark 6:17For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.
- Mark 6:19So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable,
- Mark 6:22When the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests, and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.”
- Luke 3:19But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,
- Luke 13:1At that time some of those present told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
- John 3:23Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.
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