17 For Herod himself had sent 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 (C)Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death and could not do so;

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