Luke 3:19
Contemporary English Version
19 (A) But to Herod the ruler, he said, “It was wrong for you to take Herodias, your brother's wife.” John also said Herod had done many other bad things.
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Luke 3:19
New International Version
19 But when John rebuked Herod(A) the tetrarch because of his marriage to Herodias, his brother’s wife, and all the other evil things he had done,
Luke 3:20
Contemporary English Version
20 Finally, Herod put John in jail, and this was the worst thing he had done.
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Luke 3:20
New International Version
20 Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.(A)
Leviticus 18:16
New International Version
16 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife;(A) that would dishonor your brother.
Leviticus 20:21
Contemporary English Version
21 (A) And if you marry your sister-in-law, neither of you will ever have any children.[a]
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- 20.21 And … children: According to Deuteronomy 25.5,6 a man was supposed to marry his brother's widow if his brother had died without having children. Otherwise, such marriages were forbidden (see also Matthew 22.23-33; Mark 12.18-27; Luke 20.27-40).
Leviticus 20:21
New International Version
21 “‘If a man marries his brother’s wife,(A) it is an act of impurity; he has dishonored his brother. They will be childless.(B)
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