Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

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Bible References

The spirit

Acts 7:9
The Patriarchs, out of jealousy, sold Joseph into slavery in Egypt; but God was with him,
Romans 1:29
They reveled in every form of wickedness, evil, greed, vice. Their lives were full of envy, murder, quarreling, treachery, malice.
Titus 3:3
There was, you remember, a time when we ourselves were foolish, disobedient, misled, slaves to all kinds of passions and vices, living in a spirit of malice and envy, detested ourselves and hating one another.

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Luke 22:24
And a dispute arose among them as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.