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Matthew 14:4

World English Bible

For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

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Matthew 14:4 in other translations

For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

Matthew 14:4 · American Standard Version

Matthew 14:4 in context

  1. 2and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.”
  2. 3For Herod had arrested John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.
  3. 4For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
  4. 5When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
  5. 6But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.