17 For Herod himself had sent and laid hold of John, and bound him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philips wife; for he had married her.

18 For John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for you to have your brothers 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".