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18 For John had repeatedly told[a] Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”[b]

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  1. Mark 6:18 tn The imperfect tense verb is here rendered with an iterative force.
  2. Mark 6:18 sn It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife. This was a violation of OT law (Lev 18:16; 20:21). In addition, both Herod Antipas and Herodias had each left marriages to enter into this union.