4For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
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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.
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness.
For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
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. N…
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