Matthew 14:4
For John [Yah is gracious] said to him, “It violates the Torah ·Teaching· for you to have her as your wife.”
One Unity Resource Bible
In The King James Version
For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
In Context
5When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
Cross References
Leviticus 20:21“‘If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is an impurity. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They shall be childless.
Isaiah 8:20Turn to the Torah ·Teaching· and to the testimony! If they don’t speak according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.
Mark 6:18For John [Yah is gracious] said to Herod [Heroic], “It violates the Torah ·Teaching· for you to marry your 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 →