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Matthew Chapter 14 verse 4 Holy Bible

ASV Matthew 14:4

For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
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BBE Matthew 14:4

Because John had said to him, It is not right for you to have her.
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DARBY Matthew 14:4

For John said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
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KJV Matthew 14:4

For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
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WBT Matthew 14:4

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WEB Matthew 14:4

For John said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."
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YLT Matthew 14:4

for John was saying to him, `It is not lawful to thee to have her,'
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - For John said unto him, It is not lawful (οὐκ ἔξεστιν, Matthew 12:2) for thee to have her. Herod Philip being still alive. Bengel remarks, "Causas matrimoniales non possunt plane abdicare theologi." Was he thinking of Luther's unfortunate advice to Philip of Hesse?

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) For John said unto him.--The Jewish historian (Ant. xviii. 5, ? 2) states more generally that Antipas was afraid lest some popular outbreak should be the result of the preaching of the Baptist, working on the excitable peasantry of Galilee.