Matthew 14:4
For John said to him: It is not lawful for thee to have her.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
In Context
5And having a mind to put him to death, he feared the people: because they esteemed him as a prophet.
Cross References
Leviticus 20:21He that marrieth his brother's wife, doth an unlawful thing, he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness: they shall be without children.
2 Samuel 12:7And Nathan said to David: Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee from the hand of Saul,
2 Chronicles 26:18Withstood the king and said: It doth not belong to thee, Ozias, to burn incense to the Lord, but to the priests, that is, to the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated for this ministry: go out of the sanctuary, do not despise: for this thing shall not be accounted to thy glory by the Lord God.
Isaiah 8:20To the law rather, and to the testimony. And if they speak not according to this word, they shall not have the morning light.
Mark 6:18For John said to Herod: It is not lawful 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 →