Matthew 14:4

BIBLE IN TEN · Nov 7, 2025 · 6m

Friday, 7 November 2025 Because John had said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” Matthew 14:4 “For John, he said to him, ‘Not it permits for you to have her’” (CG). In the previous verse, it was noted that Herod had bound John and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife. That continues now with the words, “For John, he said to him, ‘Not it permits for you to have her.’” John, being a prophet of the Lord, was careful to uphold the word of the Lord. In the case of Herod, it was especially important to call out his misdeeds because, as the record of the…