Matthew 14:4
For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.In other versions
For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
ASV
Because John had said to him, It is not right for you to have her.
BBE
For John said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
DBY
For John said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."
WEB
for John was saying to him, `It is not lawful to thee to have her,'
YLT
For John said unto him, It is not lawful for you to have her.
ENG
For John had said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
WBT
because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
BSB
In context
2And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
3For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.
4For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
5And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
6But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- John