Matthew 27:18 - The Scriptures 2009

For he knew that because of envy they had delivered Him up.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For he knew that it was because of envy that they had handed Him over to him.

American Standard Version (1901)

For he knew that for envy they had delivered him up.

Common English Bible

He knew that the leaders of the people had handed him over because of jealousy.

Catholic Public Domain Version

For he knew that it was out of envy they had handed him over.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

Matthew 27:18 Cross References

Genesis 37:11

And his brothers envied him, but his father guarded the word.

Psalm 106:16

And they were jealous of Mosheh in the camp, Of Aharon, the set-apart one of יהוה,

Proverbs 27:4

Wrath is cruel and displeasure overwhelming, But who is able to stand before jealousy?

Ecclesiastes 4:4

And I saw that all the toil and skill of the work bring envy between man and his neighbour. That too is futile and feeding on wind.

Isaiah 26:11

O יהוה, Your hand is high, they do not see. They see the ardour of the people and are ashamed; also, let the fire for Your adversaries consume them.

Matthew 27:17

So when they were assembled, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you wish I release to you? Barabba, or יהושע who is called Messiah?”

Matthew 27:19

And as he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, “Have none at all to do with that righteous Man, for I have suffered much today in a dream because of Him.”

Mark 15:10

For he knew that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy.

Acts 13:45

But when the Yehuḏim saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. And contradicting and speaking evil, they opposed what Sha’ul was saying.

Acts 5:17

But the high priest rose up, and all those with him, which is the sect of the Sadducees, and they were filled with jealousy,

Acts 7:9

“And the ancestors, becoming jealous, sold Yosĕph into Mitsrayim. But Elohim was with him,

James 4:5

Or do you think that the Scripture speaks to no purpose? Does the Spirit which dwells in us intensely crave unto envy?