Mark 6:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Mark 6:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Mark 6:18 is a verse from the book of Mark in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Mark 6:18 — KJV
“For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.”
— Mark 6:18 (KJV)
Mark 6:18 in Context — About the Book of Mark
Mark is the action Gospel — the shortest, fastest account, where Jesus heals, delivers, and teaches with immediate authority. Written for believers under Roman persecution, it presents the Son of God as the suffering servant who came not to be served, but to serve and give His life.
Cross-References for Mark 6:18
“For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.”
Shares key themes with Mark 6:18: john, herod, brother
“But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,”
Shares key themes with Mark 6:18: herod, brother, wife
“And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.”
Shares key themes with Mark 6:18: brother, wife
“And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.”
Shares key themes with Mark 6:18: brother, wife
“Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother.”
Shares key themes with Mark 6:18: brother, wife
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