Mark 6:19

New American Standard Bible (1995)

Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death and could not do so;

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,

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:

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

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 And King Herod heard of it, for His name had become well known; and people were saying, "John the Baptist has risen from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are at work in Him." ¹⁵ But others were saying, "He is Elijah." And others were saying, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old." ¹⁶ But when Herod heard of it, he kept saying, "John, whom I beheaded, has risen!" ¹⁷ For Herod himself had sent and had John arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because he had married her. ¹⁸ For John had been saying to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife." ¹⁹ Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death and could not do so;²⁰ for Herod was afraid of John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was very perplexed; but he used to enjoy listening to him. ²¹ A strategic day came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his lords and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee; ²² and when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests; and the king said to the girl, "Ask me for whatever you want and I will give it to you." ²³ And he swore to her, "Whatever you ask of me, I will give it to you; up to 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 6:2
that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.

Genesis 6:3
Then the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years."

Genesis 6:8
But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.

Genesis 6:9
These are the records of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his time; Noah walked with God.

Genesis 6:15
"This is how you shall make it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits, its breadth fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits.

Genesis 6:16
"You shall make a window for the ark, and finish it to a cubit from the top; and set the door of the ark in the side of it; you shall make it with lower, second, and third decks.

Genesis 8:17
"Bring out with you every living thing of all flesh that is with you, birds and animals and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, that they may breed abundantly on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth."

Psalms 36:6
Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; Your judgments are like a great deep. O Lord , You preserve man and beast.

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.