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The Beheading of John

Mark 6:19

In 9 translations

BSB
So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable,
KJV
Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
WEB
Herodias set herself against him and desired to kill him, but she couldn’t,
ASV
And Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him; and she could not;
LSV
and Herodias was having a quarrel with him, and was willing to kill him, and was not able,
YLT
and Herodias was having a quarrel with him, and was willing to kill him, and was not able,
DBY
But Herodias kept it [in her mind] against him, and wished to kill him, and could not:
DRC
Now Herodias laid snares for him: and was desirous to put him to death, and could not.
GNV
Therefore Herodias layd waite against him, and would haue killed him, but she could not:

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἡ δὲ Ἡρῳδιὰς ἐνεῖχεν αὐτῷ καὶ ἤθελεν αὐτὸν ἀποκτεῖναι, καὶ οὐκ ἠδύνατο·
RP2018
Ἡ δὲ Ἡρῳδιὰς ἐνεῖχεν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἤθελεν αὐτὸν ἀποκτεῖναι· καὶ οὐκ ἠδύνατο·
TR-Boyd
Ἡ δὲ Ἡρῳδιὰς ἐνεῖχεν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἤθελεν αὐτὸν ἀποκτεῖναι· καὶ οὐκ ἠδύνατο·
SCR1894
η δε ηρωδιας ενειχεν αυτω και ηθελεν αυτον αποκτειναι και ουκ ηδυνατο

Who and where

👤 Herodias◆ John the Baptist Imprisoned

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Ephesians 4:26–27“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger, and do not give the devil a foothold.
  • Ecclesiastes 7:9Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.
  • Genesis 39:17–20Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me, but when I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.” When his master heard the story…
  • 1 Kings 21:20When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.

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