Mark 6:18 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

for John said to Herod -- `It is not lawful to thee to have the wife of thy brother;`

English ASV

For John said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brothers wife.

English Amplified

For John had told Herod, It is not lawful and you have no right to have your brother's wife.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For John had told Herod, It is not lawful and you have no right to have your brother's wife.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have the wife of thy brother.

English EASY 2024

John had said to him, ‘Herodias is your brother's wife. It is not right for you to have her as your wife.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

John told Herod, "It is not right for you to be married to your brother's wife."

For John had been saying to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

English GNT (Good News Translation)

John the Baptist kept telling Herod, “It isn't right for you to marry your brother's wife!”

English God's Word - GW 1995

John had been telling Herod, "It's not right for you to be married to your brother's wife."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

John had been telling Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife!"

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

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

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

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

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

For John had been saying to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

John had said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

John had been saying to Herod, "It is against the Law for you to have your brother's wife."

English NIV

For John had been saying to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

English NKJ 1982

Because John had said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”

English NLT

John kept telling Herod, "It is illegal for you to marry your brother's wife."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

For John had been telling Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For John said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

because he kept saying it was wrong for the king to marry Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

English Tyndale 1537

John said unto Herod: It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.

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