American King James Version
"For John said to him, It is not lawful for you to have her. "
— Matthew 14:4, American King James Version
“For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.”
“For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. ”
“For John said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."”
“because John had repeatedly told him,“It is not lawful for you to have her.””
“For John said to him: It is not lawful for thee to have her.”
“Because John had said to him, It is not right for you to have her.”
“For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.”
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
And said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. ¶
For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.
For John said to him, It is not lawful for you to have her.
And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask.