Matthew 14:4

Bishops' Bible (1568)

For Iohn sayde vnto hym: it is not lawfull for thee to haue her.

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  • Lev 18:16 : 16 Thou shalt not vncouer the nakednesse of thy brothers wife, for that is thy brothers nakednesse.
  • Lev 20:21 : 21 If a man take his brothers wyfe, it is an vncleane thyng: he hath vncouered his brothers nakednesse, they shalbe chyldlesse.
  • Deut 25:5-6 : 5 If brethren dwell together, and one of them dye, and haue no chylde, the wyfe of the dead shall not marry without vnto a straunger: but his kinsman shall go in vnto her, & take her to wife, and occupie the rowme of his kinsman. 6 And the eldest sonne whiche she beareth, shall succeede in the name of his brother whiche is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.
  • 2 Sam 12:7 : 7 And Nathan saide to Dauid, Thou art the man: Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I annoynted thee king ouer Israel, and ryd thee out of the hand of Saul.
  • 1 Kgs 21:19 : 19 And therfore shalt thou say vnto him, thus sayth the Lorde: Hast thou killed & also gotten possession? And thou shalt speake vnto him, saying, thus sayth the Lord: In the place were dogges licked the blood of Naboth, shall dogges licke euen thy blood also.
  • 2 Chr 26:18-19 : 18 And they stoode by Uzzia the king, and saide vnto him: It parteyneth not to thee Uzzia to burne incense vnto the Lorde, but to the priestes the children of Aaron, that are consecrated for to offer incense: Come therfore out of the sanctuary, for thou hast trespassed, and it is no worship to thee before the Lorde God. 19 And Uzzia was wroth, & had incense in his hande to burne it, and so while he had indignation against the priestes, the leprosie sprang in his forehead before the priestes in the house of the Lorde, euen beside the incense aulter.
  • Prov 28:1 : 1 The vngodly fleeth when no man pursueth him: but the righteous are bolde as a Lion.
  • Isa 8:20 : 20 Get thee to the lawe, and the testimonie: and if they speake not after this worde, there is no light in them.
  • Mark 6:18 : 18 For Iohn sayde vnto Herode: It is not lawful for thee to haue thy brothers wyfe.
  • Acts 24:24-25 : 24 And after certayne dayes, when Felix came, with his wyfe Drusilla, which was a Iewesse, he called foorth Paul, and hearde hym of the fayth which is towarde Christe. 25 And as he reasoned of ryghteousnesse, temperaunce, and iudgement to come, Felix trembled, and aunswered: Go thy way for this tyme, when I haue a conuenient season, I will sende for thee.

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  • Mark 6:16-26
    11 verses
    90%

    16But when Herode hearde of hym, he saide: It is Iohn, whom I beheaded, he is rysen from death agayne.

    17For Herode himselfe had sent foorth, and layde handes vpon Iohn, & bounde hym in pryson, for Herodias sake, his brother Philippes wyfe, because he had maryed her.

    18For Iohn sayde vnto Herode: It is not lawful for thee to haue thy brothers wyfe.

    19Therefore Herodias layde wayte for hym, and woulde haue kylled hym: but she coulde not.

    20For Herode feared Iohn, knowyng that he was a iuste man and an holye, and gaue hym reuerence: and when he hearde hym, he dyd many thynges, and hearde hym gladly.

    21And whe a conuenient day was come, that Herode on his birth daye made a supper to the lordes, hye captaynes, and chiefe estates of Galilee.

    22And when the daughter of the same Herodias came in, and daunced, and pleased Herode, and them that sate at boorde also, the kyng said vnto the damsell: Aske of me what thou wylt, and I wyll geue it thee.

    23And he sware vnto her: Whatsoeuer thou shalt aske of me, I wyll geue it thee, euen vnto the one halfe of my kingdome.

    24And she went foorth, & sayde vnto her mother: What shall I aske? She saide, Iohn Baptistes head.

    25And she came in strayghtwaye, with haste, vnto the kyng, and asked, saying: I wyll, that thou geue me by and by in a charger, the head of Iohn Baptist.

    26And the kyng was sory, howebeit, for his othes sake, & for their sakes whiche sate at supper also, he woulde not caste her of.

  • Matt 14:1-3
    3 verses
    87%

    1At that tyme Herode the Tetrarch, hearde of the fame of Iesu.

    2And sayde vnto his seruauntes: this is Iohn the Baptist, he is risen from the dead, and therfore great workes do shewe foorth them selues in hym.

    3For Herode had taken Iohn, and bounde hym, and put hym in prison, for Herodias sake, his brother Philips wyfe.

  • Luke 3:19-20
    2 verses
    79%

    19Then Herode the tetrarch, when he was rebuked of hym for Herodias, his brother Philippes wyfe, and for all the euyls which Herode dyd,

    20Added this aboue all, & shut vp Iohn in pryson.

  • Matt 14:5-11
    7 verses
    77%

    5And when he woulde haue put hym to death, he feared the people: because they counted hym as a prophete.

    6But when Herodes birth day was kept, the daughter of Herodias daunsed before them, and pleased Herode.

    7Wherfore he promised with an othe, that he woulde geue her whatsoeuer she woulde aske.

    8And she, beyng instruct of her mother before, sayde: geue me here Iohn Baptistes head in a platter.

    9And the kyng was sory: Neuerthelesse, for the othes sake, and them which sate also at the table, he commaunded it to be geuen her:

    10And sent, and beheaded Iohn in the pryson.

    11And his head was brought in a platter, and geuen to the damsell: and she brought it to her mother.

  • Matt 19:7-10
    4 verses
    71%

    7They say vnto hym: why did Moyses then commaunde to geue a writyng of diuorcement, and to put her away?

    8He sayde vnto them: Moyses, because of the hardnes of your heartes, suffred you to put away your wyues: But from the begynnyng it was not so.

    9I say vnto you: whosoeuer putteth away his wyfe, except it be for fornication, and maryeth another, committeth adulterie: And who so maryeth her which is diuorced, doth comit adulterie.

    10His disciples say vnto hym: If the matter be so betwene man and wyfe, then is it not good to mary.

  • John 4:16-18
    3 verses
    70%

    16Iesus sayth vnto her: Go, call thy husbande, and come hyther.

    17The woman aunswered, and sayde vnto hym: I haue no husbande. Iesus sayde vnto her: Thou hast well sayde, I haue no husbande.

    18For thou hast had fyue husbandes, and he whom thou now hast, is not thy husbande. In that saydest thou truely.

  • Matt 3:14
    69%

    14But Iohn forbad hym, saying. I haue nede to be baptized of thee, and commest thou to me?

  • Mark 10:11-12
    2 verses
    68%

    11And he sayth vnto them: Whosoeuer putteth away his wyfe, & maryeth another, committeth adulterie agaynst her.

    12And yf a woman put away her husbande, and be maryed to another, she committeth adulterie.

  • John 3:24
    68%

    24For Iohn was not yet cast into prison.

  • Matt 19:3-4
    2 verses
    68%

    3The pharisees also came vnto hym, temptyng hym, and saying vnto hym: Is it lawfull for a man to put away his wyfe, for euery cause?

    4He aunswered and sayde vnto them: Haue ye not read, that he which created at the begynnyng, made them male and female,

  • Matt 4:12
    68%

    12When Iesus had hearde that Iohn was delyuered vp, he departed into Galilee,

  • Matt 5:31-32
    2 verses
    67%

    31It is saide: whosoeuer putteth away his wyfe, let hym geue her a wrytyng of diuorcement.

    32But I say vnto you, that whosoeuer doeth put awaye his wyfe, except it be for fornication, causeth her to commit adultry. And whosoeuer maryeth her that is diuorced, committeth adultry.

  • Exod 20:14
    67%

    14Thou shalt not commit adulterie.

  • Luke 9:9
    67%

    9And Herode sayde, Iohn haue I beheaded, but who is this of who I heare such thinges? And he desired to see him.

  • Luke 16:18
    66%

    18Whosoeuer forsaketh his wyfe, and marieth another, committeth adulterie. And he that maryeth her that is deuorced from her husbande, committeth adulterie also.

  • Deut 24:4
    66%

    4Her first man whiche sent her away, may not take her agayne to be his wyfe after that she is defiled: For that is abhomination in the sight of the Lorde, and thou shalt not cause the lande to sinne, whiche the Lorde thy God shall geue thee to inherite.

  • Mark 10:2
    66%

    2And the pharisees came, and asked hym: Is it lawfull for a man to put away his wyfe? temptyng hym.

  • Deut 22:14
    66%

    14And lay shamefull thynges vnto her charge, and bryng vp an euyll name vpon her, and say, I toke this wyfe, and when I came to her I founde her not a mayde:

  • Luke 9:7
    66%

    7And Herode the tetrarche heard of all that was done by hym, and doubted, because that it was sayde of some, that Iohn was rysen agayne from death:

  • Luke 20:34
    66%

    34Iesus aunswered and saide vnto the: The chyldren of this worlde marrye wyues, and are marryed:

  • Mark 6:14
    65%

    14And king Herode hearde of hym for his name was spread abrode: And he sayde, Iohn Baptist is rysen agayne from the dead, and therefore myghtie workes do shewe foorth them selues in hym.

  • John 4:1
    65%

    1Assoone as the Lord knew, how the pharisees had heard that Iesus made and baptized mo disciples then Iohn,

  • Matt 5:27
    65%

    27Ye haue hearde, that it was sayde vnto them of olde tyme: Thou shalt not commit adultry.