Mark 6:17

Mark 6:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.
• New International Version (NIV)For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, whom he had married.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because he had married her.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For Herod himself had sent and laid hold of John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife; for he had married her.

Context of Mark 6:17

15But others were saying, “He is Elijah.” And others were saying, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.” 16But when Herod heard about it, he kept saying, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen!” For Herod himself had sent men and had John arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because he had married her. 18For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” 19And Herodias held a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death, and could not do so;

Mark 6:17 word by word

αὐτὸς γὰρ ὁ Ἡρῴδης ἀποστείλας ἐκράτησεν τὸν Ἰωάννην καὶ ἔδησεν αὐτὸν ἐν φυλακῇ διὰ Ἡρῳδιάδα τὴν γυναῖκα Φιλίππου τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ ὅτι αὐτὴν ἐγάμησεν·Read the interlinear

• For HerodἩρώδηςHērōdēs · HerodG2264
• himselfαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• had sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• and had JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
• arrestedκρατέωkrateō · to grasp/seizeG2902
• and boundδέωdeō · to bindG1210
• in prisonφυλακήphulakē · prison/watch: prisonG5438
• on accountδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• HerodiasἩρωδιάςHērōdias · HerodiasG2266
• the wifeγυνήgunē · woman: wifeG1135
• of his brotherἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilippos · PhilipG5376
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• he had marriedγαμέωgameō · to marryG1060

Cross-references for Mark 6:17

• Matthew 4:12Now when Jesus heard that John had been taken into custody, He withdrew into Galilee;
• Matthew 11:2Now while in prison, John heard about the works of Christ, and he sent word by his disciples,
• Matthew 14:3For when Herod had John arrested, he bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.
• Luke 3:19But when Herod the tetrarch was reprimanded by him regarding Herodias, his brother’s wife, and regarding all the evil things which Herod had done,
• Luke 3:1Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,

Commentaries on Mark 6:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14-20Verses 14-20 See this account of the death of John the Baptist fully explained in the notes at Matthew 14:1-12. Mark 6:20 For Herod feared John - That is, he stood in awe of him on account of his sanctity, and his boldness and fearlessness in reproving sin. Knowing that he was a just man and an Holy - A holy, pious, upright, honest man - a man who would not be afraid of him, or afraid to speak his real sentiments. And observed him - Margin, “kept him, or…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-29Verses 14-29 Herod feared John while he lived, and feared him still more when he was dead. Herod did many of those things which John in his preaching taught him; but it is not enough to do many things, we must have respect to all the commandments. Herod respected John, till he touched him in his Herodias. Thus many love good preaching, if it keep far away from their beloved sin. But it is better that sinners persecute ministers now for faithfulness, than…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned: The Jewish historian Josephus (Antiquities 18.5.2) says that John was imprisoned in the fortress of Machaerus in Perea. Josephus (Antiquities 18.5.1–4) also mentions that Herodias was the wife of Herod Antipas's half-brother, Herod Philip.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. For Herod himself had sent forth, and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison--in the castle of Machærus, near the southern extremity of Herod's dominions, and adjoining the Dead Sea [Josephus, Antiquities, 18.5,2]. for Herodias' sake--She was the granddaughter of Herod the Great. his brother Philip's wife--and therefore the niece of both brothers. This Philip, however, was not the tetrarch of that name mentioned in Lu 3:1 (see on Lu 3:1), but…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 6:17

• Adultery
• Herod
• Herodias
• Incest
• John
• Marriage
• Philip
• Politics
• Prisoners
• Reproof
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Herodias
• Herod
• Herod, Herod Antipas
• Herod, Herod the Great
• Aretas
• Estate
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• Folk
• Herod Philip I.
• Machaerus

Commentaries on Mark 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings