17 For Herod himself had sent men who arrested John, bound him with chains, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife. For Herod had married her.

18 John had been telling Herod, "It's not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

17 Pois o próprio Herodes tinha dado ordens para que prendessem João, o amarrassem e o colocassem na prisão, por causa de Herodias, mulher de Filipe, seu irmão, com a qual se casara.

18 Porquanto João dizia a Herodes: "Não te é permitido viver com a mulher do teu irmão".