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

Matthew 14:4 · KJV

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

— Matthew 14:4

For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put {him} in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.

And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

Matthew 14 — Context

And 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. {do...: or, are wrought by him}

For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put {him} in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.

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

And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. {before...: Gr. in the midst}

Cross References

Leviticus 20:21

And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it {is} an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless. {an...: Heb. a separation}

Leviticus 18:16

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it {is} thy brother's nakedness.

Mark 6:18

For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.

Isaiah 8:20

To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, {it is} because {there is} no light in them. {no...: Heb. no morning}

Proverbs 28:1

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

2 Chronicles 26:18-19

And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, {It appertaineth} not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither {shall it be} for thine honour from the LORD God.

Deuteronomy 25:5-6

If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her. {her husband's...: or, her next kinsman}

1 Kings 21:19

And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.