Matthew 14:3-4
King James Version
3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.
4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
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Matthew 14:3-4
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
3 For Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison [to [a]stow him out of the way] on account and for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
4 For John had said to him, It is not lawful or right for you to have her.(A)
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- Matthew 14:3 G. Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon.
Matthew 14:3-4
Living Bible
3 For Herod had arrested John and chained him in prison at the demand of[a] his wife Herodias, his brother Philip’s ex-wife, 4 because John had told him it was wrong for him to marry her.
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- Matthew 14:3 at the demand of, literally, “on account of.”
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