Matthew 14:4

for John had been saying to him, It is not allowed thee, to have her.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

In Context

3For, Herod, seizing John, had bound him, and, in prison, put him away,—because of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother;

5And desiring, to kill, him, he feared the multitude, because, as a prophet, they held him.

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Cross References

Leviticus 20:21And, any man, who taketh his brother’s wife, impurity, it is,—the shame of his brother, hath he uncovered—childless, shall they remain.

2 Samuel 12:7Then said Nathan unto David: Thou, art the man! Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel—I, anointed thee to be king over Israel, and, I, delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

2 Chronicles 26:18and they took their stand against Uzziah the king, and said unto him-It is not, for thee, O Uzziah, to burn incense unto Yahweh, but, for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are hallowed, to burn incense. Go forth out of the sanctuary, for thou hast acted unfaithfully, and, not to thee, for an honour, [shall it be] from Yahweh Elohim.

Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony! If they speak not according to this word, [It is], because they have no dawning day.

Mark 6:18For John had been saying to Herod—It is not allowed thee, to have, the wife of thy brother.

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 →

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