Mark 6:18-20

Good News Translation

¹⁸ John the Baptist kept telling Herod, “It isn't right for you to marry your brother's wife!”

¹⁹ So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him, but she could not because of Herod. ²⁰ Herod was afraid of John because he knew that John was a good and holy man, and so he kept him safe. He liked to listen to him, even though he became greatly disturbed every time he heard him.