Matthew 14:4

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

Matthew 14:4

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

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

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

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

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Matthew 14

² and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

³ Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,

⁴ because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

⁵ Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.

⁶ On Herod’s birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod

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