Matthew 14:4

2 and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

3 Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,

because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

5 Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.

6 On Herod’s birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod

Her forteller Bibelen en historie om noen andre. Spør deg selv hva den kan si oss i dag. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

Sammenlign

ÅB
For Johannes hadde sagt til ham: «Det er ikke tillatt for deg å ha henne.»
OTB
For Johannes hadde sagt til ham: "Det er mot loven for deg å ha henne."
B1930
For Johannes hadde sagt til ham: Det er dig ikke tillatt å ha henne.
BSB
because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
KJV
For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
WEB
For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
ASV
For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
DARBY
For John said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
BLB
For John was saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

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