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Mark 6:19

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Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
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  1. Ecclesiastes 7:9Rank 1 from verse 19
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    9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

  2. Ephesians 4:26–27Rank 2 from verse 19
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    26Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

    27Neither give place to the devil.

  3. 1 Kings 21:20Rank 3 from verse 19
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    20And 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.

  4. Genesis 39:17–20Rank 4 from verse 19
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    17And 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:

    18And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.

    19And 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.

    20And 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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Mark 6:19

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against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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killed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of kill, meaning to cause death, slay, put to death, or destroy life.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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6:14And 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 shew forth themselves in him.

6:15Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.

6:16But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.

6:17For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.

6:18For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.

6:19Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:

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6:20For 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.

6:21And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;

6:22And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.

6:23And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.

6:24And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

6:25And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.

6:26And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.

6:27And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

6:28And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.

6:29And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

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