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Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
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American Standard Version
And Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him; and she could not;
Christian Standard Bible
So Herodias held a grudge against him and wanted to kill 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 International Version
So Herodias nursed a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she was not able to,
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,
World English Bible
Herodias set herself against him and desired to kill him, but she couldn’t,