¹⁷ For Herod himself had sent men and had John arrested and bound in prison on account of ^(A)Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because he had married her. ¹⁸ For John had been saying to Herod, “^(B)It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” ¹⁹ And ^(C)Herodias held a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death, and could not do so;

³ For when ^(A)Herod had John arrested, he bound him and put him ^(B)in prison because of ^(C)Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip. ⁴ For John had been saying to him, “^(D)It is not lawful for you to have her.”