Matthew 14:4

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:7

Then Nathan said to David, You are the man! Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: I anointed you king of Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul.

1 Kings 21:19

Say to him, Thus says the Lord: Have you killed and also taken possession? Thus says the Lord: In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your blood, even yours.

Proverbs 28:1

THE WICKED flee when no man pursues them, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous are bold as a lion. [Lev. 26:17, 36; Ps. 53:5.]

Proverbs 28:4

Those who forsake the law [of God and man] praise the wicked, but those who keep the law [of God and man] contend with them. [Prov. 29:18.]

Isaiah 8:20

[Direct such people] to the teaching and to the testimony! If their teachings are not in accord with this word, it is surely because there is no dawn and no morning for them.

Jeremiah 34:6

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

Leviticus 18:16

You shall not have intercourse with your brother's wife; she belongs to your brother.

Leviticus 20:21

And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is impurity; he has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless [not literally, but in a legal sense].

Mark 6:18

For John had told Herod, It is not lawful and you have no right to have your brother's wife.