Matthew 14:4 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁴For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

Matthew 14:4 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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.
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.
Proverbs 28:1
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
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.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-12)

We have here the story of John’s martyrdom. Observe, I. The occasion of relating this story here, Matt. 14:1, 2. Here is, 1. The account brought to Herod of the miracles which Christ wrought. Herod the tetrarch or chief governor of Galilee heard of the fame of Jesus. At that time, when his countrymen slighted him, upon the account of his meanness and obscurity, he began to be famous at court. Note…