Mark 6:17-19

International Standard Version

¹⁷ because Herod himself had sent men who arrested^[a] John, bound him with chains, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, whom Herod^[b] had married.

¹⁸ John had been telling Herod, “It’s not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” ¹⁹ So Herodias bore a grudge against John^[c] and wanted to kill him. But she couldn’t do it