Verse Comparison: Mark 6:19
American Standard Version
And Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him; and she could not;
Amplified® Bible
And Herodias was angry (enraged) with him {and} held a grudge against him and wanted to kill him; but she could not,
Contemporary English Version
Herodias had a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she could not do it
Darby English Version
But Herodias kept it [in her mind] against him, and wished to kill him, and could not:
Good News Bible
So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him, but she could not because of Herod.
International Standard Version
So Herodias bore a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she couldn't do it
King James Version
Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
New American Standard Bible
Herodias had 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;
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death and could not do so;
Young's Literal Translation
and Herodias was having a quarrel with him, and was willing to kill him, and was not able,