For he knew that the chief priests had handed him over because of envy.
Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
For he knew that they had handed him over out of envy.
unlike Cain, who was from the evil one and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s were righteous.
Or do y’all think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously”?
But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict the things Paul was saying and they vilified him.
Then I saw all the labor and achievement come from the envy of a one’s neighbor. This also is emptiness and a striving after wind.
His brothers envied him, but his father kept this saying in mind.
Pilate answered them, saying, “Do y’all want me to release the King of the Jews for y’all?”
But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.
