Matius 5:48

5:48 So then, be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. ¹ 

Matius 14:4

14:4 because John had repeatedly told ²  him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” ³ 

[5:48]  ¹ sn This remark echoes the more common OT statements like Lev 19:2 or Deut 18:13: “you must be holy as I am holy.”

[14:4]  ² tn The imperfect tense verb is here rendered with an iterative force.

[14:4]  ³ 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.