Matthew 27:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For he saw that for envy they had given him up.

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  • Prov 27:4 : 4 Wrath is cruel, and angry feeling an overflowing stream; but who does not give way before envy?
  • Eccl 4:4 : 4 And I saw that the cause of all the work and of everything which is done well was man's envy of his neighbour. This again is to no purpose and a desire for wind.
  • Isa 26:11 : 11 Lord, your hand is lifted up, but they do not see: let them see ... yes, your haters will be burned up in the fire.
  • Mark 15:10 : 10 For he saw that the chief priests had given him up through envy.
  • Acts 5:17 : 17 But the high priest and those who were with him (the Sadducees) were full of envy,
  • Acts 7:9 : 9 And the brothers, moved with envy against Joseph, gave him to the Egyptians for money: but God was with him,
  • Acts 13:45 : 45 But when the Jews saw such a great number of people, they were full of envy and said evil words against Paul's preaching.
  • Jas 4:5 : 5 Or does it seem to you that it is for nothing that the holy Writings say, The spirit which God put into our hearts has a strong desire for us?
  • Gen 37:11 : 11 And his brothers were full of envy; but his father kept his words in mind.
  • 1 Sam 18:7-9 : 7 And the women, answering one another in their song, said, Saul has put to death his thousands and David his tens of thousands. 8 And Saul was very angry and this saying was unpleasing to him; and he said, They have given David credit for tens of thousands, and to me for only thousands: what more is there for him but the kingdom? 9 And from that day Saul was looking with envy on David. 10 Now on the day after, an evil spirit from God came on Saul with great force and he was acting like a prophet among the men of his house, while David was making music for him, as he did day by day: and Saul had his spear in his hand. 11 And Saul, balancing the spear in his hand, said, I will give David a blow, pinning him to the wall. And David got away from him twice.
  • Ps 106:16 : 16 They were full of envy against Moses among the tents, and against Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.

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    9 And Pilate said in answer to them, Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?

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    15 Now at the feast it was the way for the ruler to let free to the people one prisoner, at their selection.

    16 And they had then an important prisoner, whose name was Barabbas.

    17 So when they came together, Pilate said to them, Whom will you have? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is named Christ?

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    24 And Pilate gave his decision for their desire to be put into effect.

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    1 Now when it was morning, all the chief priests and those in authority took thought together with the purpose of putting Jesus to death.

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    15 What will you give me, if I give him up to you? And the price was fixed at thirty bits of silver.

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    30 They said to him in answer, If the man was not a wrongdoer we would not have given him up to you.

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    23 Him, when he was given up, by the decision and knowledge of God, you put to death on the cross, by the hands of evil men:

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    14 And Pilate said to them, Why, what evil has he done? But their cry was the louder, To the cross!

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    4 And he went away and had a discussion with the chief priests and the rulers, about how he might give him up to them.

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