Matthew 14:4

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For John had been telling him, 'It is not lawful for you to have her.'

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  • Lev 18:16 : 16 Do not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife; that would dishonor your brother.
  • Lev 20:21 : 21 If a man marries his brother's wife, it is impurity. He has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.
  • Deut 25:5-6 : 5 If brothers live together and one of them dies without a son, the dead man's wife must not be married outside the family to a stranger. Her brother-in-law is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to her. 6 The first son she bears shall carry on the name of the dead brother, so that his name is not blotted out of Israel.
  • 2 Sam 12:7 : 7 Then Nathan said to David, "You are the man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 'I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
  • 1 Kgs 21:19 : 19 Speak to him and say, “Thus says the LORD: Have you murdered and also taken possession?” Then say to him, “Thus says the LORD: In the place where the dogs licked up Naboth’s blood, the dogs will also lick up your blood—yes, yours.”'
  • 2 Chr 26:18-19 : 18 They confronted King Uzziah and said to him, 'It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord. That is for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who have been consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful, and you will not be honored by the Lord God.' 19 Uzziah, who was holding a censer to burn incense, became angry. While he was raging at the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead in the presence of the priests in the house of the Lord, near the altar of incense.
  • Prov 28:1 : 1 The wicked flee when no one pursues them, but the righteous are as confident as a young lion.
  • Isa 8:20 : 20 To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
  • Mark 6:18 : 18 John had been telling Herod, 'It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.'
  • Acts 24:24-25 : 24 After some days, Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish. He sent for Paul and listened to him speak about faith in Christ Jesus. 25 As Paul discussed righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix became afraid and said, 'That is enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you.'

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  • Mark 6:16-26
    11 verses
    90%

    16But when Herod heard this, he said, 'John, the man I beheaded, has been raised from the dead.'

    17For Herod himself had sent men to arrest John, and he had him bound and put in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had married.

    18John had been telling Herod, 'It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.'

    19So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him, but she was unable to do so.

    20For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard John speak, he was greatly perplexed, yet he liked to listen to him.

    21Finally, the opportune time came. On his birthday, Herod gave a banquet for his high officials, military commanders, and the leading men of Galilee.

    22When the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests. The king said to the girl, 'Ask me for whatever you want, and I will give it to you.'

    23And he promised her with an oath, 'Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.'

    24She went out and asked her mother, 'What should I ask for?' Her mother answered, 'The head of John the Baptist.'

    25At once the girl hurried in to the king with her request. 'I want you to give me, right now, the head of John the Baptist on a platter,' she said.

    26The king was greatly distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he did not want to refuse her.

  • Matt 14:1-3
    3 verses
    87%

    1At that time, Herod, the tetrarch, heard the news about Jesus.

    2And he said to his servants, 'This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.'

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

  • Luke 3:19-20
    2 verses
    79%

    19But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by John about Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, and for all the evil things he had done,

    20added to these things by imprisoning John in prison as well.

  • Matt 14:5-11
    7 verses
    77%

    5Though Herod wanted to kill him, he feared the crowd because they considered John to be a prophet.

    6But on Herod's birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and it pleased Herod.

    7Therefore, he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.

    8Prompted by her mother, she said, 'Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.'

    9The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his guests, he ordered it to be given to her.

    10So he sent orders and had John beheaded in the prison.

    11His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.

  • Matt 19:7-10
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    7They said to him, "Why then did Moses command that a certificate of divorce be given and the woman sent away?"

    8He said to them, "Moses allowed you to divorce your wives because of the hardness of your hearts, but it was not this way from the beginning."

    9I tell you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery. And whoever marries a divorced woman also commits adultery.

    10The disciples said to him, "If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry."

  • John 4:16-18
    3 verses
    70%

    16Jesus said to her, "Go, call your husband, and come back here."

    17The woman answered, "I do not have a husband." Jesus said to her, "You are right in saying, 'I do not have a husband.'

    18For you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. You have spoken the truth."

  • Matt 3:14
    69%

    14But John tried to stop Him, saying, 'I need to be baptized by You, and yet You are coming to me?'

  • Mark 10:11-12
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    11He told them, 'Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.'

    12And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.

  • John 3:24
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    24For John had not yet been put in prison.

  • Matt 19:3-4
    2 verses
    68%

    3Some Pharisees came to him, testing him and asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"

    4He answered, "Have you not read that the Creator, from the beginning, made them male and female?"

  • Matt 4:12
    68%

    12When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, He withdrew to Galilee.

  • Matt 5:31-32
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    31It has been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.'

    32But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

  • Exod 20:14
    67%

    14You shall not commit adultery.

  • Luke 9:9
    67%

    9But Herod said, 'I beheaded John. Who, then, is this I hear such things about?' And he tried to see him.

  • Luke 16:18
    66%

    18Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

  • Deut 24:4
    66%

    4then her first husband, who sent her away, is not allowed to take her back to be his wife after she has been defiled. That would be detestable to the LORD. You must not bring guilt upon the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.

  • Mark 10:2
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    2Some Pharisees approached him to test him, asking, 'Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?'

  • Deut 22:14
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    14accusing her of misconduct and giving her a bad name by saying, 'I married this woman, but when I came to her, I did not find proof of her virginity,'

  • Luke 9:7
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    7Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was perplexed because some were saying that John had been raised from the dead.

  • Luke 20:34
    66%

    34Jesus replied to them, 'The people of this age marry and are given in marriage.

  • Mark 6:14
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    14King Herod heard about Jesus, because His name had become well known. Some were saying, 'John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in Him.'

  • John 4:1
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    1When the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John,

  • Matt 5:27
    65%

    27You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’