Matthew 14:4
World English Bible (WEB)
For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
In context
2 and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.”
3 For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.
4 For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
5 When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
6 But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.
Matthew 14:4 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
- KJV King James Version
- For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- for John was saying to him, 'It is not lawful to thee to have her,'
- DBY Darby Translation
- For John said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
- WBS Webster Bible
- For John had said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.