Cross-referencesExplore similar Bible verses on Mark 6:18 in English Standard Version "For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”" Le 18:16 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife; it is your brother’s nakedness.Le 20:21 If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is impurity. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.Mr 6:17 For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because he had married her.