Matthew 14:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Because John had said to him, It is not right for you to have her.

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  • Lev 18:16 : 16 You may not have sex relations with your brother's wife, for she is your brother's.
  • Lev 20:21 : 21 And if a man takes his brother's wife, it is an unclean act; he has put shame on his brother; they will have no children.
  • Deut 25:5-6 : 5 If brothers are living together and one of them, at his death, has no son, the wife of the dead man is not to be married outside the family to another man: let her husband's brother go in to her and make her his wife, doing as it is right for a brother-in-law to do. 6 Then the first male child she has will take the rights of the brother who is dead, so that his name may not come to an end in Israel.
  • 2 Sam 12:7 : 7 And Nathan said to David, You are that man. The Lord God of Israel says, I made you king over Israel, putting holy oil on you, and I kept you safe from the hands of Saul;
  • 1 Kgs 21:19 : 19 Say to him, The Lord says, Have you put a man to death and taken his heritage? Then say to him, The Lord says, In the place where dogs have been drinking the blood of Naboth, there will your blood become the drink of dogs.
  • 2 Chr 26:18-19 : 18 And they made protests to Uzziah the king, and said to him, The burning of perfumes, Uzziah, is not your business but that of the priests, the sons of Aaron, who have been made holy for this work: go out of the holy place, for you have done wrong, and it will not be to your honour before God. 19 Then Uzziah was angry; and he had in his hand a vessel for burning perfume; and while his wrath was bitter against the priests, the mark of the leper's disease came out on his brow, before the eyes of the priests in the house of the Lord by the altar of perfumes.
  • Prov 28:1 : 1 The evil man goes running away when no man is after him, but the upright are without fear, like the lion.
  • Isa 8:20 : 20 Then say to them, Put your faith in the teaching and the witness. ... If they do not say such things. ... For him there is no dawn. ...
  • Mark 6:18 : 18 For John said to Herod, It is wrong for you to have your brother's wife.
  • Acts 24:24-25 : 24 But after some days, Felix came with Drusilla his wife, who was of the Jews by birth, and sent for Paul, and gave hearing to him about faith in Christ Jesus. 25 And while he was talking about righteousness and self-control and the judging which was to come, Felix had great fear and said, Go away for the present, and when the right time comes I will send for you.

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  • Mark 6:16-26
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    16But Herod, when he had news of it, said, John, whom I put to death, has come back from the dead.

    17For Herod himself had sent men out to take John and put him in prison, because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had taken for himself.

    18For John said to Herod, It is wrong for you to have your brother's wife.

    19And Herodias was bitter against him, desiring to put him to death; but she was not able;

    20For Herod was in fear of John, being conscious that he was an upright and holy man, and kept him safe. And hearing him, he was much troubled; and he gave ear to him gladly.

    21And the chance came when Herod on his birthday gave a feast to his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee;

    22And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and did a dance, Herod and those who were at table with him were pleased with her; and the king said to the girl, Make a request for anything and I will give it you.

    23And he took an oath, saying to her, Whatever is your desire I will give it to you, even half of my kingdom.

    24And she went out and said to her mother, What is my request to be? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

    25And she came in quickly to the king, and said, My desire is that you give me straight away on a plate the head of John the Baptist.

    26And the king was very sad; but because of his oaths, and those who were with him at table, he would not say 'No' to her.

  • Matt 14:1-3
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    1At that time news of Jesus came to Herod the king;

    2And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he has come back from the dead, and so these powers are working in him.

    3For Herod had taken John and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

  • Luke 3:19-20
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    19But Herod the king, because John had made a protest on account of Herodias, his brother's wife, and other evil things which Herod had done,

    20Did this most evil thing of all, and had John shut up in prison.

  • Matt 14:5-11
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    77%

    5And he would have put him to death, but for his fear of the people, because in their eyes John was a prophet.

    6But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias was dancing before them, and Herod was pleased with her.

    7So he gave her his word with an oath to let her have whatever she might make request for.

    8And she, at her mother's suggestion, said, Give me here on a plate the head of John the Baptist.

    9And the king was sad; but because of his oaths and because of his guests, he gave the order for it to be given to her;

    10And he sent and had John's head cut off in the prison.

    11And his head was put on a plate and given to the girl; and she took it to her mother.

  • Matt 19:7-10
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    71%

    7They say to him, Why then did Moses give orders that a husband might give her a statement in writing and be free from her?

    8He says to them, Moses, because of your hard hearts, let you put away your wives: but it has not been so from the first.

    9And I say to you, Whoever puts away his wife for any other cause than the loss of her virtue, and takes another, is a false husband: and he who takes her as his wife when she is put away, is no true husband to her.

    10The disciples say to him, If this is the position of a man in relation to his wife, it is better not to be married.

  • John 4:16-18
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    70%

    16Jesus said to her, Go, get your husband and come back here with him.

    17In answer, the woman said, I have no husband. Jesus said to her, You have said rightly, I have no husband:

    18You have had five husbands, and the man you have now is not your husband: that was truly said.

  • Matt 3:14
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    14But John would have kept him back, saying, It is I who have need of baptism from you, and do you come to me?

  • Mark 10:11-12
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    11And he said to them, Whoever puts away his wife and takes another, is false to his wife;

    12And if she herself puts away her husband and takes another, she is false to her husband.

  • John 3:24
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    24For at this time John had not been put into prison.

  • Matt 19:3-4
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    3And certain Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, Is it right for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

    4And he said in answer, Have you not seen in the Writings, that he who made them at the first made them male and female, and said,

  • Matt 4:12
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    12Now when it came to his ears that John had been put in prison, he went away to Galilee;

  • Matt 5:31-32
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    31Again, it was said, Whoever puts away his wife has to give her a statement in writing for this purpose:

    32But I say to you that everyone who puts away his wife for any other cause but the loss of her virtue, makes her false to her husband; and whoever takes her as his wife after she is put away, is no true husband to her.

  • Exod 20:14
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    14Do not be false to the married relation.

  • Luke 9:9
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    9And Herod said, I put John to death: but who is this, of whom such stories are given to me? And he had a desire to see him.

  • Luke 16:18
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    18Everyone who puts away his wife and takes another, is a false husband: and he who is married to a woman whose husband has put her away, is no true husband to her.

  • Deut 24:4
    66%

    4Her first husband, who had sent her away, may not take her back after she has been wife to another; for that is disgusting to the Lord: and you are not to be a cause of sin in the land which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage.

  • Mark 10:2
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    2And Pharisees came to him, testing him with the question, Is it right for a man to put away his wife?

  • Deut 22:14
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    14And says evil things about her and gives her a bad name, saying, I took this woman, and when I had connection with her it was clear to me that she was not a virgin:

  • Luke 9:7
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    7Now Herod the king had news of all these things: and he was in doubt, because it was said by some people that John had come back from the dead;

  • Luke 20:34
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    34And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world are married and have wives;

  • Mark 6:14
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    14And king Herod had news of him, because his name was on the lips of all; and he said, John the Baptist has come back from the dead, and for this reason these powers are working in him.

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    1Now when it was clear to the Lord that word had come to the ears of the Pharisees that Jesus was making more disciples than John and was giving them baptism

  • Matt 5:27
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    27You have knowledge that it was said, You may not have connection with another man's wife: