Matthew 14:4 - The Scriptures 2009

⁴ for Yoḥanan had said to him, “It is not right 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."

Matthew 14:4 Cross References

Leviticus 20:21

‘And a man who takes his brother’s wife: it is uncleanness, he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness, they are childless.

Leviticus 18:16

‘The nakedness of your brother’s wife you do not uncover, it is your brother’s nakedness.

Mark 6:18

for Yoḥanan had said to Herodes, “It is not right for you to have your brother’s wife.”

Proverbs 28:1

The wrong shall flee though no one pursues, But the righteous are as bold as a lion.

Isaiah 8:20

To the Torah and to the witness! If they do not speak according to this Word, it is because they have no daybreak.

1 Kings 21:19

“And you shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus said יהוה, “Have you murdered and also taken possession?” ’ And you shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus said יהוה, “In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naḇoth, the dogs are going to lick your blood, even yours.” ’ ”

2 Samuel 12:7

Then Nathan said to Dawiḏ, “You are the man! Thus said יהוה Elohim of Yisra’ĕl, ‘I anointed you sovereign over Yisra’ĕl, and I delivered you from the hand of Sha’ul.

Proverbs 28:4

Those who forsake the Torah praise the wrong, Those who guard the Torah strive with them.

Jeremiah 34:6

And Yirmeyahu the prophet spoke all these words to Tsiḏqiyahu the sovereign of Yehuḏah in Yerushalayim,