Genesis 37:18

New American Bible - revised edition

They saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.

Cross References

Genesis 27:41

Esau bore a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. Esau said to himself, “Let the time of mourning for my father come, so that I may kill my brother Jacob.”

Genesis 37:19

They said to one another: “Here comes that dreamer!

Genesis 50:15

Now that their father was dead, Joseph’s brothers became fearful and thought, “Suppose Joseph has been nursing a grudge against us and now most certainly will pay us back in full for all the wrong we did him!”

Genesis 50:20

Even though you meant harm to me, God meant it for good, to achieve this present end, the survival of many people.

Psalm 105:25

He turned their hearts to hate his people, to treat his servants deceitfully.

Psalm 109:4

In return for my love they slander me, even though I prayed for them.

Psalm 31:13

I am forgotten, out of mind like the dead; I am like a worn-out tool.

Psalm 31:14

I hear the whispers of the crowd; terrors are all around me. They conspire together against me; they plot to take my life.

Psalm 37:12

The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them;

Psalm 37:32

The wicked spies on the righteous and seeks to kill him.

Psalm 94:21

Those who conspire against the just and condemn the innocent to death?

Matthew 21:38

But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and acquire his inheritance.’

Matthew 27:1

When it was morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.

Mark 12:7

But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

Mark 14:1

The Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were to take place in two days’ time. So the chief priests and the scribes were seeking a way to arrest him by treachery and put him to death.

John 11:53

So from that day on they planned to kill him.

Acts 23:12

When day came, the Jews made a plot and bound themselves by oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

1 Samuel 19:1

Saul discussed his intention to kill David with his son Jonathan and with all his servants. But Saul’s son Jonathan, who was very fond of David,