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Matthew 14:4 KJV

Matthew · chapter 14 · verse 4 · King James Version

For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.Matthew 14:4 · King James Version

Matthew 14:4 in context

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

3For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.

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

5And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

6But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.

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