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NASB | Mark 6:18 For John had been saying to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 6:18 For John had been saying to Herod, "It is not lawful [under Mosaic Law] for you to have your brother's wife." [Lev 18:16; 20:21] |
Bible Question:
Herodias was not the sister of half sister of Herod Philip, her first husband, nor of Herod Antipas, her second husband and Herod philip's brother, which seems to be the marriage restriction of the law for consaguinity in Lev 18:9; 20:17. What other law do you see that would apply? The incest with Herod Antipas is an incest of affinity (a brother's wife), as is marrying your stepmother, rather than incest of consaguninity (a sister or half sister). Emmaus |
Bible Answer: Greetings, I read somewhere that Herodias' was half-neice to both Philip and Herod. Maybe John, like Jesus in Matthew 5:28-32, was pointing people back to the original plan. What do you think? Thanks, Disciplerami |