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Matthew 14:4

WEB

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

KJV

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

BSB

4because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

FBV

4For John had been telling him, “It's not legal for you to marry her.”

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Extra References

Leviticus 20:21

21“‘If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is an impurity. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They shall be childless.


Leviticus 18:16

16“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife. It is your brother’s nakedness.


Mark 6:18

18For John had said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”


2 Samuel 12:7

7Nathan said to David, “You are the man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul.


1 Kings 21:19

19You shall speak to him, saying, ‘The LORD says, “Have you killed and also taken possession?”’ You shall speak to him, saying, ‘The LORD says, “In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs will lick your blood, even yours.”’”


Isaiah 8:20

20Turn to the law and to the covenant! If they don’t speak according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.


2 Chronicles 26:18-19

18They resisted Uzziah the king, and said to him, “It isn’t for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD, but for the priests the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary, for you have trespassed. It will not be for your honor from the LORD God.”

19Then Uzziah was angry. He had a censer in his hand to burn incense, and while he was angry with the priests, the leprosy broke out on his forehead before the priests in the LORD’s house, beside the altar of incense.


Proverbs 28:1

1The wicked flee when no one pursues; but the righteous are as bold as a lion.


Deuteronomy 25:5-6

5If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the dead shall not be married outside to a stranger. Her husband’s brother shall go in to her, and take her as his wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her. 6It shall be that the firstborn whom she bears shall succeed in the name of his brother who is dead, that his name not be blotted out of Israel.


Acts 24:24-25

24After some days, Felix came with Drusilla his wife, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus. 25As he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, “Go your way for this time, and when it is convenient for me, I will summon you.”