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Matthew 14:4

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

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

For John said unto him,.... John having heard of this incestuous marriage, went to Herod, and reproved him to his face…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Matthew 14:3-5

For Herod had laid hold on John ... - See Mar 6:17-20; Luk 3:19-20. This Herodias was a granddaughter of Herod the…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Matthew 14:1-12

We have here the story of John's martyrdom. Observe,

I. The occasion of relating this story here, Mat 14:1, Mat 14:2.…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

It is not lawful for thee to have her St Luke adds, Mar 3:19, that Herod was also reproved "for all the evil which he…