Matthew 27:18

For he knew that, for envy, they had delivered him up.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

In Context

17They therefore having come together, Pilate, said to them—Whom will ye I should release unto you? Barabbas? or Jesus, who is called Christ?

19And, as he was sitting upon the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying: Have thou nothing to do with that righteous man, for, many things, have I suffered this day, by dream, because of him.

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Cross References

Genesis 37:11Then were his brethren jealous of him, but his father, marked the word.

Psalms 106:16And they became jealous of Moses in the camp,—of Aaron the holy one of Yahweh;

Ecclesiastes 4:4Then saw, I, all the toil and all the skill of the work, that, for this, a man was envied of his neighbour,—even this, was vanity, and a feeding on wind.

Mark 15:10For he was getting to know that, for envy, had [the High-priests] delivered him up.

Acts 7:9And, the patriarchs, being jealous of Joseph, gave him up into Egypt; and, God, was, with him,

James 4:5Or think ye that, in vain, the scripture speaketh? Is it, for envying, that the spirit which hath taken an abode within us doth crave?

Matthew Henry on Matthew 27:12-26

Christ at the Bar of Pilate. 11 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. 12 And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. 13 Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? 14 And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly. 15 Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom… Read the whole commentary →

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