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For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; for he had married her.
For Herod himself had given orders to arrest John and to chain him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philipâs wife, because he had married her.
For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philipâs wife, because he had married her.
For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her.
For Herod himself had sent men and had John arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because he had married her.
For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philipâs wife, whom he had married.
For Herod had sent soldiers to arrest and imprison John as a favor to Herodias. She had been his brother Philipâs wife, but Herod had married her.
For Herod himself had sent out and arrested John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philipâs wife, for he had married her.