Matthew 14:4

14:4 because John had repeatedly told ¹  him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” ² 

Matthew 27:30

27:30 They ³  spat on him and took the staff ⁴  and struck him repeatedly ⁵  on the head.

---

¹ tn The imperfect tense verb is here rendered with an iterative force.

² 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.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

⁴ tn Or “the reed.”

⁵ tn The verb here has been translated as an iterative imperfect.