For he knew that because of envy they had delivered him up.
Parallel translations
- KJV For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
- BSB For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.
- NKJV For he knew that they had handed Him over because of envy.
- NASB For he knew that it was because of envy that they had handed Him over.
- NLT (He knew very well that the religious leaders had arrested Jesus out of envy.)
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- Prov 27:4Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
- Mark 15:10For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.
- Acts 5:17But the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy,
- Acts 13:45But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed.
- Jas 4:5Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously”?
- Gen 37:11His brothers envied him, but his father kept this saying in mind.
- Acts 7:9“The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. God was with him,
- Eccl 4:4Then 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.
- Ps 106:16They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron, Yahweh’s saint.
- Isa 26:11Yahweh, your hand is lifted up, yet they don’t see; but they will see your zeal for the people, and be disappointed. Yes, fire will consume your adversaries.
- 1 Sam 18:7–11The women sang to one another as they played, and said, “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.”
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