Matthew 14:4

14:4 because John had repeatedly told him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

Matthew 14:12

14:12 Then John’s disciples came and took the body and buried it and went and told Jesus.

Matthew 21:43

21:43 For this reason I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.


tn The imperfect tense verb is here rendered with an iterative force.

sn This marriage of Herod to his brother Philip’s wife was a violation of OT law (Lev 18:16; 20:21). In addition, both Herod Antipas and Herodias had each left marriages to enter into this union.

tn Grk “his”; the referent (John) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then.”

tn Or “to a nation” (so KJV, NASB, NLT).