Matthew 14:4

because John had persistently said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3For Herod had arrested John, and had put him in chains, and imprisoned him, for the sake of Herodias his brother Philip's wife,

5And he would have liked to put him to death, but was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a Prophet.

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Cross References

Mark 6:18For John had repeatedly told Herod, "You have no right to be living with 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 →

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