Mar 6:18 | NETfull | STEP | For John had repeatedly told Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”

Mark 6:18

18 For John had repeatedly told ^{▼▼ The imperfect tense verb is here rendered with an iterative force.} Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” ^{▼▼ It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife. This was a violation of OT law (Lev 18:16; 20:21). In addition, both Herod Antipas and Herodias had each left marriages to enter into this union.}