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


In Context

1 AT that time Herod the Tetrarch heard the fame of Jesus.

2 And he said to his servants: This is John the Baptist: he is risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works shew forth themselves in him.

3 For Herod had apprehended John and bound him, and put him into prison, because of Herodias, his brother's wife.

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

5 And having a mind to put him to death, he feared the people: because they esteemed him as a prophet.

6 But on Herod's birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them: and pleased Herod.

Matthew 14:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:4for John had been saying to him: "It is not lawful for you to have her."

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:4For John had said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:4For John said to him, |It is not lawful for you to have her.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:4for John was saying to him, 'It is not lawful to thee to have her,'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:4For John said to him, It is not lawful for you to have her.