Mark 6:19

Therefore Herodias layde wayte for hym, and woulde haue kylled hym: but she coulde not.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

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

In Context

18For Iohn sayde vnto Herode: It is not lawful for thee to haue thy brothers wyfe.

20For Herode feared Iohn, knowyng that he was a iuste man and an holye, and gaue hym reuerence: and when he hearde hym, he dyd many thynges, and hearde hym gladly.

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Cross References

Isaiah 42:20Thou hast seene much, and kepest nothing: the eares are open, and no man heareth.

Matthew Henry on Mark 6:15-30

The Death of John the Baptist. 14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. 15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. 16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead. 17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake,… Read the whole commentary →

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