Acts 27:42

And the counsel of the soldiers was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one should swim off and escape.

Psalm 74:20

Have respect unto the covenant; for the dark places of the earth are full of the dwellings of violence.

Proverbs 12:10

A righteous man is concerned for the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

Ecclesiastes 9:3

This is an evil among all that is done under the sun, that one thing befalleth all: yea, also the heart of the children of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live; and after that, they have to go to the dead.

Mark 15:15-20

And Pilate, desirous of contenting the crowd, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus, when he had scourged him, that he might be crucified.

Luke 23:40-41

But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost thou too not fear God, thou that art under the same judgment?

Acts 12:19

And Herod having sought him and not found him, having examined the guards, commanded them to be executed. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea and stayed there.

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Summary

And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

Bible References

General references

Psalm 74:20
Have respect unto the covenant; for the dark places of the earth are full of the dwellings of violence.
Proverbs 12:10
A righteous man is concerned for the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Ecclesiastes 9:3
This is an evil among all that is done under the sun, that one thing befalleth all: yea, also the heart of the children of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live; and after that, they have to go to the dead.
Mark 15:15
And Pilate, desirous of contenting the crowd, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus, when he had scourged him, that he might be crucified.
Luke 23:40
But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost thou too not fear God, thou that art under the same judgment?