Matthew 14:4 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁴ because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

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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

2 Samuel 12:7

Nathan said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: I anointed you king over Israel, and I rescued you from the hand of Saul;

1 Kings 21:19

You shall say to him: Thus says the Lord: Have you killed and also taken possession? You shall say to him: Thus says the Lord: In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, dogs will also lick up your blood.”

Proverbs 28:1

The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

Proverbs 28:4

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law struggle against them.

Isaiah 8:20

for teaching and for instruction?” surely those who speak like this will have no dawn!

Jeremiah 34:6

Then the prophet Jeremiah spoke all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah, in Jerusalem,

Leviticus 18:16

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife; it is your brother’s nakedness.

Leviticus 20:21

If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is impurity; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.

Mark 6:18

For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”