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Matthew 14:3-4

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14:3 For Herod had arrested John, bound him, 1  and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, 14:4 because John had repeatedly told 2  him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” 3 

1 tc ‡ Most witnesses (א2 C D L W Z Θ 0106 Ë1,13 33 Ï lat) read αὐτόν (auton, “him”) here as a way of clarifying the direct object; various important witnesses lack the word, however (א* B 700 pc ff1 h q). The original wording most likely lacked it, but it has been included here due to English style. NA27 includes the word in brackets, indicating reservations about its authenticity.

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

3 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.



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