Mark 6:17 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 6:17

For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.

BSB

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ASV

For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife; for he had married her.

KJV

For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

For Herod himself had sent forth,.... Some of his guard, a detachment of soldiers, and laid hold upon John; who seized upon him, and took him up: and bound him in prison; in the castle of Machaerus: for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife, for he had married her; whilst his brother was living, and who had had children by her; See Gill on Mat 14:3.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Though it was dangerous to offend Herod, and much more to offend Herodias, yet John would run the hazard rather than be wanting in his duty. Note, Those ministers that would be found faithful in the work of God, must not be afraid of the face of man. If we seek to please men, further than is for their spiritual good, we are not the servants of Christ.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

This Philip, however, was not the tetrarch of that name mentioned in Lu 3:1 (see on Lu 3:1), but one whose distinctive name was "Herod Philip," another son of Herod the Great--who was disinherited by his father.

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Original language & word study

24 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
αὐτὸς	autos	Himself	G846 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
Ἡρῴδης	Hērōdēs	Herod	G2264 →
ἀποστείλας	aposteilas	having sent	G649 →
ἐκράτησεν	ekratēsen	he seized	G2902 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰωάννην	Iōannēn	John	G2491 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἔδησεν	edēsen	bound	G1210 →
αὐτὸν	auton	him	G846 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
φυλακῇ	phulakēa	prison	G5438 →
διὰ	dia	on account of	G1223 →
Ἡρῳδιάδα	Hērōdiada	Herodias	G2266 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
γυναῖκα	gunaika	wife	G1135 →
Φιλίππου	Philippou	of Philip	G5376 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
ἀδελφοῦ	adelphou	brother	G80 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of him	G846 →
ὅτι	hoti	because	G3754 →
αὐτὴν	autēn	her	G846 →
ἐγάμησεν·	egamēsen	he had married;	G1060 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 11:2
Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples
leads to
- Matthew 14:3
  Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 7:18–35
  Then John’s disciples informed him about all these things.
Through
Matthew 4:12
When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
leads to
- Mark 1:14
  After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.
- Luke 3:20
  Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.
Through
Luke 3:1
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
leads to
- Genesis 49:10
  The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
- Luke 23:6–11
  When Pilate heard this, he asked if the man was a Galilean.
- Luke 9:7
  When Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, he was perplexed. For some were saying that John had risen from the dead,
- Matthew 27:2
  They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

What the record shows

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Mark

The record, by era

What the record shows

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Mark