Mark 15:10

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

For he perceived that the leading priests had turned Jesus over to him out of envy.

Cross References

Titus 3:3

For we [Christians] were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various kinds of [evil] desires and [sinful] pleasures. [We used to] live in malice and envy, hating people and being hated by them.

Matthew 27:18

For he knew that the reason they had turned Jesus over to him was out of envy.

1 John 3:12

not [hate each other] the way Cain did, who belonged to the evil one [i.e., Satan], when he murdered his brother [Abel]. And why did he murder him? It was because his [own] actions were evil and his brother’s were righteous [See Heb. 11:4].

James 4:5

Or, do you think that the Scripture says [this] for nothing? [Note: No specific passage is here cited, but the idea occurs in several Old Testament passages]. “The Holy Spirit, whom God has made to live in us, longs jealously [for us to be faithful to God].”

Acts 13:45

But when the Jews saw the large crowds [gathered to hear the Gospel] they became very jealous and took sharp issue with the things Paul said, and [even] spoke against them.

Mark 15:9

Pilate answered them; “Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews [i.e., Jesus]?”

Mark 15:11

But the leading priests stirred up the crowd to insist that Pilate release Barabbas to them instead.