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Matthew 14:4

The Pulpit Commentary on Matthew 14:4

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

For John said unto him, It is not lawful ( οὐκ ἔξεστιν, ) for thee to have her. Herod Philip being still alive. Bengel remarks, "Causas matrimoniales non possunt plane abdicare theologi."

Was he thinking of Luther's unfortunate advice to Philip of Hesse?

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