Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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
Consider the covenant;
For the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence.
Proverbs 12:10
A righteous man has regard for the life of his animal,
But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
Ecclesiastes 9:3
This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one fate for all men. Furthermore, the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil and insanity is in their hearts throughout their lives. Afterwards they go to the dead.
Mark 15:15
Wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.
Luke 23:40
But the other answered, and rebuking him said, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?