Matthew 14:4 - Tree of Life Version

⁴ because John had been telling him, “It is not permitted for you to have 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

2 Samuel 12:7

Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man! Thus says Adonai, God of Israel: It is I who anointed you king over Israel, and it is I who delivered you from the hand of Saul.

1 Kings 21:19

You shall speak to him saying, ‘Thus says Adonai: Have you murdered and then taken possession?’ You shall also speak to him saying, ‘Thus says Adonai: In the same place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your blood too.’”

Proverbs 28:1

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

Proverbs 28:4

Those who forsake Torah praise the wicked, but those who keep Torah stir them up.

Isaiah 8:20

To Torah and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because they have no light.

Jeremiah 34:6

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

Leviticus 18:16

You are not to uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife, because that is your brother’s nakedness.

Leviticus 20:21

If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is an impurity. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness, and they will be childless.

Mark 6:18

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