Matthew 14:4 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁴ For John had said to him, “It is not lawful for you to be married to her.”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ For John had said to him, It is not lawful or right for you to have her. [Lev. 18:16; 20:21.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

Common English Bible

⁴ That’s because John told Herod, “It’s against the law for you to marry her.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ For John was telling him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ For John said to him: It is not lawful for thee to have her.

Matthew 14:4 Cross References

Mark 6:18

For John had said to Herod, “It is unlawful for you to marry your brother’s wife.”