17 Himself for the Herod, sending seized the John, and bound him in prison, through Herodias, the wife of Philip of the brother of himself, for her he had married.

18 Said for the John to the Herod: That not it is lawful to thee to have the wife of the brother of thee.

17 For Herod captured John and locked him in prison for the sake of Herodias his wife. She was his brother Philips wife before he married her.

18 John said to Herod: »It is not lawful for you to have your brothers wife.«