For he perceived that for envy the chief Kohanim had delivered him up.
For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.
For he was aware that it was [because they were prompted] by envy that the chief priests had delivered Him up.
For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.
He knew that the chief priests had handed him over because of jealousy.
For he knew that it was out of envy that the leaders of the priests had betrayed him.
For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him up out of envy.
His brothers envied him, but his father kept this saying in mind.
Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man's neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
For he knew that because of envy they had delivered him up.
But the chief Kohanim stirred up the multitude, that he should release Bar-Abba to them instead.
Pilate answered them, saying, *Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?*
But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Sha'ul, and blasphemed.
For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, *The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously*?
unlike Kayin, who was of the evil one, and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his works were evil, and his brother's righteous.