For he knewthat becauseof envythey had handedHim over.
Wrathis fierceand angeris a flood,But whocan standbeforejealousy?
But the high priestroseup, alongwith allhis associates(that is the sectof the Sadducees),and they were filledwith jealousy.
For he was awarethat the chief priestshad handedHim over becauseof envy.
Ordo you thinkthat the Scripturespeaksto no purpose:"He jealouslydesiresthe SpiritwhichHe has made to dwellin us"?
But when the Jewssawthe crowds,they were filledwith jealousyand [began] contradictingthe things spokenby Paul,and were blaspheming.
"The patriarchsbecame jealousof Josephand soldhim into Egypt.[Yet] Godwas with him,
His brotherswere jealousof him, but his fatherkeptthe saying[in mind].
O LORD,Your handis liftedup [yet] they do not seeit. They see[Your] zealfor the peopleand are putto shame;Indeed,firewill devourYour enemies.
I have seenthat everylaborand everyskillwhich is doneis [the result of] rivalrybetween a manand his neighbor.Thistoois vanityand strivingafter wind.
When they becameenviousof Mosesin the camp,And of Aaron,the holyoneof the LORD,
Sowhen the peoplegathered together,Pilatesaidto them, "Whomdo you wantme to releasefor you? Barabbas,orJesuswho is calledChrist?"
While he was sittingon the judgment seat,his wifesenthim [a message], saying,"Have nothingto do with that righteous Man;for last nightI sufferedgreatlyin a dreambecauseof Him."
