Matthew 14:4
For Iohn saide vnto him, It is not lawfull for thee to haue her.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
In Context
Cross References
Leviticus 20:21So the man that taketh his brothers wife, committeth filthines, because he hath vncouered his brothers shame: they shalbe childles.
2 Samuel 12:7Then Nathan sayd to Dauid, Thou art the man. Thus sayth the Lord God of Israel, I anoynted thee King ouer Israel, and deliuered thee out of the hand of Saul,
2 Chronicles 26:18And they withstoode Vzziah the King, and said vnto him, It perteineth not to thee, Vzziah, to burne incense vnto the Lord, but to the Priests the sonnes of Aaron, that are consecrated for to offer incense: goe forth of the Sanctuarie: for thou hast transgressed, and thou shalt haue none honour of the Lord God.
Isaiah 8:20To the Law, and to the testimonie, if they speake not according to this worde: it is because there is no light in them.
Mark 6:18For Iohn sayd vnto Herod, It is not lawfull for thee to haue thy brothers 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 →