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


In Context

1 At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,

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 laid hold of John, and 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 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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