Matthew 14:4
For Ihon sayde vnto him: That is not lawfull for the to have her.
Tyndale New Testament
In The King James Version
For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
In Context
5And when he wold have put him to deeth he feared the people because they counted him as a prophet.
Cross References
Mark 6:18Iohn sayd vnto Herode: It is not laufull for the to have thy brothers wyfe.
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 →