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Matthew 14:4

NETBible	because John had repeatedly told¹ him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”²
NIV © biblegateway Mat 14:4	for John had been saying to him: "It is not lawful for you to have her."
NASB © biblegateway Mat 14:4	For John had been saying to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."
NLT © biblegateway Mat 14:4	John kept telling Herod, "It is illegal for you to marry her."
MSG © biblegateway Mat 14:4	John had provoked Herod by naming his relationship with Herodias "adultery."
BBE © SABDAweb Mat 14:4	Because John had said to him, It is not right for you to have her.
NRSV © bibleoremus Mat 14:4	because John had been telling him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."
NKJV © biblegateway Mat 14:4	Because John had said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."
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KJV	For <1063> John <2491> said <3004> (5707) unto him <846>_, It is <1832> (0) not <3756> lawful <1832> (5748) for thee <4671> to have <2192> (5721) her <846>_.
NASB © biblegateway Mat 14:4	For John <2491> had been saying <3004> to him, "It is not lawful <1832> for you to have <2192> her."
NET [draft] ITL	because <1063> John <2491> had repeatedly told <3004> him <846> , “It is <1832> not <3756> lawful <1832> for you <4671> to have <2192> her <846> .”
GREEK	elegen o iwannhv autw ouk exestin ecein

NETBible

because John had repeatedly told¹ him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”²

NET Notes

¹tn The imperfect tense verb is here rendered with an iterative force.

²sn This marriage of Herod to his brother Philip’s wife was a violation of OT law (Lev 18:16; 20:21). In addition, both Herod Antipas and Herodias had each left marriages to enter into this union.