Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 14:4

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

Matthew 14:4 verse artwork: Because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

Read Matthew 14 Share this verse

In context

²And said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

³Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,

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

⁵Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.

⁶On Herod’s birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod

← Matthew 14:3 Matthew 14:5 →

Popular verses

John 3:16 Psalm 23:1 Philippians 4:13 Jeremiah 29:11 Romans 8:28 Proverbs 3:5 Isaiah 41:10 Joshua 1:9 Matthew 11:28 Psalm 46:1 1 Corinthians 13:4 Romans 12:2

Berean Standard Bible · A modern, readable English translation. Public domain (CC0).