Matthew 14:4
For John said to him, It is not permitted for thee to have her.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
In Context
5And though he wanted to kill him, he feared the multitude because they held him as a prophet.
Cross References
Leviticus 20:21And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is impurity. He has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.
2 Samuel 12:7And Nathan said to David, Thou are the man. Thus says LORD, the God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul.
2 Chronicles 26:18And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said to him, It does not pertain to thee, Uzziah, to burn incense to LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary. For thou have tre
Isaiah 8:20[Seek] to the law and to the testimony! If they speak not according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.
Mark 6:18For John said to Herod, It is not permitted for thee to have thy brother's wife.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 14:2-13
The Death of John the Baptist. 1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, 2 And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. 3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife. 4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. 5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a… Read the whole commentary →