Verse 42

The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 74:20 : 20 Consider the covenant, for the dark places of the earth are filled with the dens of violence.
  • Prov 12:10 : 10 The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
  • Eccl 9:3 : 3 This is the distressing thing about everything that happens under the sun: the same fate befalls all. Moreover, the hearts of humans are full of evil, and madness resides in their hearts during their lives; and after that, they join the dead.
  • Mark 15:15-20 : 15 Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. After having Jesus flogged, he handed Him over to be crucified. 16 The soldiers led Him away into the palace (that is, the governor’s headquarters), and they called together the whole company of soldiers. 17 They dressed Him in a purple robe, and after twisting together a crown of thorns, they placed it on Him. 18 They began to salute Him, saying, 'Hail, King of the Jews!' 19 They kept striking His head with a staff, spitting on Him, and kneeling down in mock worship of Him. 20 After they had mocked Him, they took off the purple robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.
  • Luke 23:40-41 : 40 But the other criminal rebuked him, saying, 'Don't you fear God, since you are under the same sentence? 41 'And we are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.'
  • Acts 12:19 : 19 After Herod searched for him and did not find him, he interrogated the guards and ordered their execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.