Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
The spirit
General references
Bible References
The spirit
Acts 7:9
"[And when] these patriarchs, [still living in Canaan as young men], became jealous of [their brother] Joseph, they sold him [as a slave to traveling merchants who took him] to Egypt. But God was with him [during all that time],
Romans 1:29
They are full of all kinds of wickedness, evil, greed, and maliciousness. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips,
Titus 3:3
For we [Christians] were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various kinds of [evil] desires and [sinful] pleasures. [We used to] live in malice and envy, hating people and being hated by them.
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Luke 22:24
Then a dispute arose among the apostles as to which one of them should be considered the greatest.