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
And the patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
Romans 1:29
because they overflow with every sort of evil-doing, wickedness, greed, and malice; they are full of envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, ill-will;
Titus 3:3
For once we too were without understanding, disobedient, misled, habitual slaves to all sorts of passions and pleasures, spending our lives in malice and envy.

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Luke 22:24
There arose also among them a contention as to which one of them should rank as greatest.