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Matthew 14:3–4

For yHerod had seized John and bound him and zput him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,1 because John had been saying to him, a“It is not lawful for you to have her.”

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Matthew 14:3–4 — The New International Version (NIV)

Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, for John had been saying to him: “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

Matthew 14:3–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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 unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

Matthew 14:3–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

For Herod had arrested and imprisoned John as a favor to his wife Herodias (the former wife of Herod’s brother Philip). John had been telling Herod, “It is against God’s law for you to marry her.”

Matthew 14:3–4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

For Herod had laid hold of John and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife. Because John had said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

Matthew 14:3–4 — New Century Version (NCV)

Sometime before this, Herod had arrested John, tied him up, and put him into prison. Herod did this because of Herodias, who had been the wife of Philip, Herod’s brother. John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to be married to Herodias.”

Matthew 14:3–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)

For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife. For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

Matthew 14:3–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

For Herod had seized John, and had bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother. For John said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

Matthew 14:3–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Herod had arrested John, tied him up, and put him in prison. Herod did this for Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip. John had been telling Herod, “It’s not right for you to be married to her.”

Matthew 14:3–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

For Herod had arrested John, chained him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, since John had been telling him, “It’s not lawful for you to have her!”

Matthew 14:3–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

Matthew 14:3–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

For Herod, after arresting John, bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because John had been saying to him, “It is not permitted for you to have her.”

Matthew 14:3–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Herod had arrested John. He had tied him up and put him in prison because of Herodias. She was the wife of Herod’s brother Philip. John had been saying to Herod, “It is against the Law for you to have her.”

Matthew 14:3–4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

For when Herod had John arrested, he bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.

For John had been saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”


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