Matthew 14:3 “Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on acc…”

Matthew 14:3

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

Other translations

King James Version

For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.

World English Bible

For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

For Herod had taken Iohn, and bounde him, and put him in prison for Herodias sake, his brother Philips wife.

Darby Translation

For Herod had seized John, and had bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother.

Young's Literal Translation

For Herod having laid hold on John, did bind him, and did put him in prison, because of Herodias his brother Philip's wife,

Bible in Basic English

For Herod had taken John and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

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Cross references

“Herod”

Mark 6:17 Matthew 4:12 Luke 3:19 Luke 3:20 John 3:23 John 3:24

Mark 6:17 · BSB

For 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.

Matthew 4:12 · BSB

When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.

Luke 3:19 · BSB

But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,

Luke 3:20 · BSB

Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.

John 3:23 · BSB

Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.

John 3:24 · BSB

(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)

“his”

Luke 13:1

Luke 13:1 · BSB

At that time some of those present told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

Also

Mark 6:19 Mark 6:22 Matthew 11:2

Mark 6:19 · BSB

So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable,

Mark 6:22 · BSB

When 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.”

Matthew 11:2 · BSB

Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

4because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

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