Matthew 27:18

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Pilate knew that they had handed Jesus over to him because they were jealous of him.

Cross References

Proverbs 27:4

Anger is cruel and can destroy like a flood, but jealousy is much worse.

Acts 5:17

The high priest and all his friends, a group called the Sadducees, became very jealous.

Mark 15:10

Pilate knew that the leading priests had handed Jesus over to him because they were jealous of him.

James 4:5

Do you think the Scriptures mean nothing? The Scriptures say, “The Spirit God made to live in us wants us only for himself.”

Acts 13:45

When the Jews there saw all these people, they became very jealous. Shouting insults, they argued against everything Paul said.

Acts 7:9

“These ancestors of ours became jealous of their brother Joseph and sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him

Genesis 37:11

Joseph’s brothers continued to be jealous of him, but his father thought about all these things and wondered what they could mean.

Isaiah 26:11

Lord, your arm is raised to punish them, but they don’t see it. Show them how strong your love is for your people. Then those who are evil will be ashamed. Yes, your fire will destroy your enemies.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Then I thought, “Why do people work so hard?” I saw people try to succeed and be better than other people. They do this because they are jealous. They don’t want other people to have more than they have. This is senseless. It is like trying to catch the wind.

Psalm 106:16

The people became jealous of Moses. They became jealous of Aaron, the Lord’s holy priest.

Matthew 27:17

When a crowd gathered, Pilate said to them, “I will free one man for you. Which one do you want me to free: Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Messiah?”

Matthew 27:19

While Pilate was sitting there in the place for judging, his wife sent a message to him. It said, “Don’t do anything with that man. He is not guilty. Last night I had a dream about him, and it troubled me very much.”