because John had been telling him repeatedly with bold courage, “It is not lawful according to God’s Law for you to have her as your wife—you are living in adultery.”
For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
FBVFor John had been telling him, “It's not legal for you to marry her.”
GNVFor Iohn saide vnto him, It is not lawfull for thee to haue her.
LSVfor John was saying to him, “It is not lawful to you to have her,”
NASBFor John had been saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”NASB 2020
NMVYochanan [Yah is gracious] was saying to him: “She is not permissible to you”.
OJBFor Yochanan kept on saying to him, It is asur for you to have her.
TCENTFor John had been saying to him, “It is not lawful for yoʋ to have her.”
T4T[14:3–4]The reason Herod thought that was this: Herod had married Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, while Philip was still living. So John had been saying to him, “What you did by marrying your brother’s wife while your brother is still alive is against God’s law!” Then, to please Herodias, Herod told his soldiers to arrest John. They bound him with chains and put him in prison.