Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
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Bible References
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Leviticus 18:16
You may not have sex relations with your brother's wife, for she is your brother's.
Leviticus 20:21
And if a man takes his brother's wife, it is an unclean act; he has put shame on his brother; they will have no children.
1 Kings 22:14
And Micaiah said, By the living Lord, whatever the Lord says to me I will say.
Ezekiel 3:18
When I say to the evil-doer, Death will certainly be your fate; and you give him no word of it and say nothing to make clear to the evil-doer the danger of his evil way, so that he may be safe; that same evil man will come to death in his evil-doing; but I will make you responsible for his blood.
Matthew 14:3
For Herod had taken John and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
Acts 20:26
And so I say to you this day that I am clean from the blood of all men.
Acts 24:24
But after some days, Felix came with Drusilla his wife, who was of the Jews by birth, and sent for Paul, and gave hearing to him about faith in Christ Jesus.
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Matthew 14:4
Because John had said to him, It is not right for you to have her.
Luke 3:19
But Herod the king, because John had made a protest on account of Herodias, his brother's wife, and other evil things which Herod had done,