Mark 6:18

6:18 For John had repeatedly told ¹  Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” ² 

Mark 8:15

8:15 And Jesus ³  ordered them, ⁴  “Watch out! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees ⁵  and the yeast of Herod!”

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¹ tn The imperfect tense verb is here rendered with an iterative force.

² 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.

³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Grk “was giving them orders, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in English and has not been translated.

⁵ sn See the note on Pharisees in 2:16.