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Matthew 14:4-6
New English Translation

4 because John had repeatedly told[a] him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”[b] 5 Although[c] Herod[d] wanted to kill John,[e] he feared the crowd because they accepted John as a prophet. 6 But on Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,

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  1. Matthew 14:4 tn The imperfect tense verb is here rendered with an iterative force.
  2. Matthew 14:4 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. Matthew 14:5 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
  4. Matthew 14:5 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Herod) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  5. Matthew 14:5 tn Grk “him” (also in the following phrase, Grk “accepted him”); in both cases the referent (John) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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