Mark 6:19

Easy-to-Read Version

So Herodias hated John. She wanted him dead, but she was not able to persuade Herod to kill him.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So Herodias held a grudge against him and wanted to kill him. But she could not,

King James Version (1611)
Therfore Herodias had a quarrel against him, & would haue killed him, but she could not.

King James Version
Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:

English Standard Version
And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death. But she could not,

New American Standard Bible
And Herodias held a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death, and could not do so;

New Century Version
So Herodias hated John and wanted to kill him. But she couldn't,

Amplified Bible
Herodias had a grudge against John and wanted to kill him, but she could not,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death and could not do so;

Legacy Standard Bible
Now Herodias was holding a grudge against him and was wanting to put him to death and was not able;

Berean Standard Bible
So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable,

Contemporary English Version
Herodias had a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she could not do it

Complete Jewish Bible
So Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted him put to death. But this she could not accomplish,

Darby Translation
But Herodias kept it [in her mind] against him, and wished to kill him, and could not:

Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore Herodias layd waite against him, & would haue killed him, but she could not:

George Lamsa Translation
But Herodias was bitter towards him, and wanted to kill him; but she could not.

Good News Translation
So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him, but she could not because of Herod.

Lexham English Bible
So Herodias held a grudge against him and was wanting to kill him, and was not able to do so.

Literal Translation
And Herodias held it against him, and desired to kill him, but was not able.

American Standard Version
And Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him; and she could not;

Bible in Basic English
And Herodias was bitter against him, desiring to put him to death; but she was not able;

Hebrew Names Version
Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him, but she couldn't,

International Standard Version
So Herodias bore a grudge against Johnhim">[fn] and wanted to kill him. But she couldn't do it

Etheridge Translation
But Herodia herself was adverse to him, and wished to kill him, but she could not.

Murdock Translation
And Herodias herself was an enemy to him, and wished to kill him, but was not able.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Therefore Herodias layde wayte for hym, and woulde haue kylled hym: but she coulde not.

English Revised Version
And Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him; and she could not;

World English Bible
Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him, but she couldn't,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Therefore Herodias was incensed against him, and was desirous to have killed him; but she could not.

Weymouth's New Testament
Therefore Herodias hated him and wished to take his life, but could not;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Erodias leide aspies to hym, and wolde sle hym, and myyte not.

Update Bible Version
And Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him; and she could not;

Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:

New English Translation
So Herodias nursed a grudge against him and wanted to kill him. But she could not

New King James Version
Therefore Herodias held it against him and wanted to kill him, but she could not;

New Living Translation
So Herodias bore a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But without Herod's approval she was powerless,

New Life Bible
Herodias became angry with him. She wanted to have John the Baptist killed but she could not.

New Revised Standard
And Herodias had a grudge against him, and wanted to kill him. But she could not,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, Herodias, was cherishing a grudge against him, and wishing, to slay him, - and could not;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now Herodias laid snares for him: and was desirous to put him to death and could not.

Revised Standard Version
And Hero'di-as had a grudge against him, and wanted to kill him. But she could not,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Herodias layd wayte for him and wolde have killed him but she coulde not.

Young's Literal Translation
and Herodias was having a quarrel with him, and was willing to kill him, and was not able,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Herodias layed wayte for him, and wolde haue slayne him, and coude not.

Mace New Testament (1729)
which Herodias resented, and form'd a design against his life, but could not execute it;

Simplified Cowboy Version
So Herodias (Herod's no-account wife) held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him,

Contextual Overview

¹⁴ King Herod heard about Jesus, because Jesus was now famous. Some people said, "He is John the Baptizer. He must have risen from death, and that is why he can do these miracles." ¹⁵ Other people said, "He is Elijah." And others said, "He is a prophet. He is like the prophets who lived long ago." ¹⁶ Herod heard these things about Jesus. He said, "I killed John by cutting off his head. Now he has been raised from death!" ¹⁷ Herod himself had ordered his soldiers to arrest John and put him in prison. Herod did this to please his wife Herodias. She had been married to Herod's brother Philip, but then Herod married her. ¹⁸ John told Herod, "It is not right for you to be married to your brother's wife." ¹⁹ So Herodias hated John. She wanted him dead, but she was not able to persuade Herod to kill him. ²⁰ Herod was afraid to kill John, because he knew that he was a good and holy man. So he protected him. He liked listening to John, although what John said left him with so many questions. ²¹ Then the right time came for Herodias to cause John's death. It happened on Herod's birthday. Herod gave a dinner party for the most important government leaders, the commanders of his army, and the most important people in Galilee. ²² The daughter of Herodias came to the party and danced. When she danced, Herod and the people eating with him were very pleased. So King Herod said to the girl, "I will give you anything you want." ²³ He promised her, "Anything you ask for I will give to you—even half of my kingdom."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Herodias: Genesis 39:17-20, 1 Kings 21:20

a quarrel: or, an inward grudge, Ecclesiastes 7:9, Ephesians 4:26, Ephesians 4:27

Reciprocal: Numbers 35:20 - by laying 2 Samuel 3:8 - Abner 2 Kings 20:14 - What said 2 Chronicles 18:7 - I hate him Esther 5:14 - said Zeresh Proverbs 29:10 - The bloodthirsty Isaiah 42:20 - opening Jeremiah 20:10 - we shall Jeremiah 26:21 - the king sought Jeremiah 44:19 - without Matthew 14:5 - when James 5:9 - Grudge not 1 John 3:15 - hateth

Cross-References

Genesis 6:8
But Noah pleased the Lord .

Genesis 6:9
This is the history of Noah's family. He was a good man all his life, and he always followed God.

Genesis 6:15
"This is the size I want you to make the boat: 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.

Genesis 6:16
Make a window for the boat about 1 cubit below the roof. Put a door in the side of the boat. Make three floors in the boat: a top deck, a middle deck, and a lower deck.

Genesis 8:17
Bring every living animal out of the boat with you—all the birds, animals, and everything that crawls on the earth. These animals will make many more animals, and they will fill the earth again."

Psalms 36:6
Your goodness is higher than the highest mountains. Your fairness is deeper than the deepest ocean. Lord , you protect people and animals.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him,.... Was angry with him, conceived wrath, and laid up hatred against him, and was an adversary to him; which is the sense of the Oriental versions. She bore him an inward grudge, and lay in wait to take the first opportunity of dispatching him:

and would have killed him, but she could not; being hindered by Herod, who as yet would not suffer it; partly through fear of the people, and partly through the respect he had for John.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this account of the death of John the Baptist fully explained in the notes at Matthew 14:1-12.

Mark 6:20

For Herod feared John - That is, he stood in awe of him on account of his sanctity, and his boldness and fearlessness in reproving sin.

Knowing that he was a just man and an Holy - A holy, pious, upright, honest man - a man who would not be afraid of him, or afraid to speak his real sentiments.

And observed him - Margin, “kept him, or saved him.” This does not mean that he “observed” or obeyed his teachings, but that he kept him in safe custody in order to preserve him from the machinations of Herodias. He was willing to show his respect for John, and to secure him from danger, and even to do “many things” which might indicate respect for him - at least, to do so much as to guard him from his enemies.

And did many things - But he did not do the thing which was demanded of him - to break off from his sins. He attempted to make a compromise with his conscience. He still loved his sins, and did “other” things which he supposed might be accepted in the place of putting away, as he ought, the wife of his brother - the polluted and adulterous woman with whom he lived. Perhaps he treated John kindly, or spoke well of him, or aided him in his wants, and attempted in this way to silence his rebukes and destroy his faithfulness. This was probably before John was imprisoned. So sinners often treat ministers kindly, and do much to make them comfortable, and hear them gladly, while they are still unwilling to do the thing which is demanded of them - to repent and believe the gospel. They expect that their kind attentions will be accepted in the place of what God demands - repentance and the forsaking of their sins.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 19. Would have killed — εζητει, SOUGHT to kill him. C and five of the Itala.

See the whole of this account, from Mark 6:17-29, explained on Matthew 14:2-12.