Matthew 14:4
For Joon seide to him, It is not leueful to thee to haue hir.
Wycliffe (portions)
In The King James Version
For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
In Context
5And he willynge to sle hym, dredde the puple; for thei hadden hym as a prophete.
Cross References
Leviticus 20:21He that weddith `the wijf of his brother, doith an vnleueful thing; he schewide `the filthe of his brother, he schal be without fre children.
Mark 6:18For Joon seide to Eroude, It is not leueful to thee, to haue the wijf of thi brothir.
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 →