Matthew 14:3 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769

For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.

More versions

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison [to stow him out of the way] on account and for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,

American Standard Version (1901)

For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.

Common English Bible

Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of Herod’s brother Philip.

Catholic Public Domain Version

For Herod had apprehended John, and bound him, and put him in prison, because of Herodias, the wife of his brother.