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Mat 14:4. Οὐκ ἔξεστι, it is not lawful) John did not break the force of bitter truth by arguments of a too conciliatory nature; neither his words were soft, nor his dress. John did not come into Galilee, but yet he was able to reprove Herod.-σοὶ, to thee) Sins even of kings should be rebuked in the second person.-ἔχειν, to have) Theologians must not give up questions concerning marriage (see ch. Mat 19:3-4), since it is their duty to examine everything which is lawful or unlawful; cf. ch. Mat 22:17.