Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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
Look upon the covenant, for the dark houses of the earth are full of wickedness.
Proverbs 12:10
A righteous man regardeth the life of his cattle; but the ungodly have cruel hearts.
Ecclesiastes 9:3
Among all things that come to pass under the Sun, this is a mystery, that it happeneth unto all alike. This is the cause also that the hearts of men are full of wickedness, and mad foolishness is in their hearts, as long as they live, until they die.
Mark 15:15
And so Pilate, willing to content the people, loosed them Barabbas; And delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, for to be crucified.
Luke 23:40
The others answered and rebuked him, saying, "Neither fearest thou God because thou art in the same damnation?