Matthew 14:4

for John was saying to him, 'It is not lawful to thee to have her,'

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3For Herod having laid hold on John, did bind him, and did put him in prison, because of Herodias his brother Philip's wife,

5and, willing to kill him, he feared the multitude, because as a prophet they were holding him.

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Cross References

Leviticus 20:21'And a man who taketh his brother's wife — it [is] impurity; the nakedness of his brother he hath uncovered; childless they are.

2 Samuel 12:7And Nathan saith unto David, 'Thou [art] the man! Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, I anointed thee for king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

2 Chronicles 26:18and they stand up against Uzziah the king, and say to him, 'Not for thee, O Uzziah, to make perfume to Jehovah, but for priests, sons of Aaron, who are sanctified to make perfume; go forth from the sanctuary, for thou hast trespassed, and [it is] not to thee for honour from Jehovah God.'

Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony! If not, let them say after this manner, 'That there is no dawn to it.'

Mark 6:18for John said to Herod — 'It is not lawful to 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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