Mark 6:19
Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
Mark 6:19 in other translations
| BSB | So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable, |
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| 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; |
| YLT | and Herodias was having a quarrel with him, and was willing to kill him, and was not able, |
| DARBY | But Herodias kept it in her mind against him, and wished to kill him, and could not: |
| BBE | And Herodias was bitter against him, desiring to put him to death; but she was not able; |
| Webster | Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not: |
What does Mark 6:19 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
(1) "had a quarrel" or, "an inward grudge"
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 6:14-29
Herod feared John while he lived, and feared him still more when he was dead. Herod did many of those things which John in his preaching taught him; but it is not enough to do many things, we must have respect to all the commandments. Herod respected John, till he touched him in his Herodias. Thus many love good preaching, if it keep far away from their beloved sin. But it is better that sinners persecute ministers…
Mark 6:19 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 6:19
- Ephesians 4:26-27
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil.
- Ecclesiastes 7:9
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
- 1 Kings 21:20
And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the Lord.
- Genesis 39:17-20
And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me: And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out. And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled. And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ge 39:17-20; 1Ki 21:20
a quarrel. or, an inward grudge.
Ec 7:9; Eph 4:26,27
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain
Context
- Mark 6:18
For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.
- Mark 6:19
Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
- Mark 6:20
For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
Mark 6:19 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas Herodías le acechaba, y deseaba matarle, y no podía: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Hérodias lui en voulait, et aurait désiré le faire mourir; et elle ne pouvait pas, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Die Herodias aber trug es ihm nach und wollte ihn töten, und sie konnte nicht; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Herodias autem insidiabatur illi: et volebat occidere eum, nec poterat. |