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Summary
And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
General references
Bible References
General references
Psalm 74:20
Have respect unto the covenant; for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of violence.
Proverbs 12:10
The righteous is merciful even unto his beast, but the piety of the wicked is cruel.
Ecclesiastes 9:3
This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all; and also that the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
Mark 15:15
And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
Luke 23:40
But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?