KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Here's what went down: Herod had John the Baptist arrested and thrown in prison because of Herodias. She was actually his brother Philip's wife, but Herod had married her anyway.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Herod locked up John because the truth about his messy marriage hit too close to home.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Gospel of Mark was traditionally written by John Mark, a companion of Peter, for a Gentile Christian audience likely in Rome, around 65-70
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