Matthew 27:18

Pilate Releases Barabbas

¹⁷ So when the people gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?” ¹⁸ For he knew that because of envy they had handed Him over. ¹⁹ While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him a message, saying, “Have nothing to do with that righteous Man; for last night I suffered greatly in a dream because of Him.”

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Proverbs 27:4

Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood,
But who can stand before jealousy?

Genesis 37:11

His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind.

1 Samuel 18:7-11

The women sang as they played, and said,
“Saul has slain his thousands,
And David his ten thousands.”

Psalm 106:16

When they became envious of Moses in the camp,
And of Aaron, the holy one of the Lord,

Ecclesiastes 4:4

I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a man and his neighbor. This too is vanity and striving after wind.

Isaiah 26:11

O Lord, Your hand is lifted up yet they do not see it.
They see Your zeal for the people and are put to shame;
Indeed, fire will devour Your enemies.

Mark 15:10

For he was aware that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy.

Acts 5:17

But the high priest rose up, along with all his associates (that is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy.

Acts 7:9

“The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt. Yet God was with him,

Acts 13:45

But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began contradicting the things spoken by Paul, and were blaspheming.

James 4:5

Or do you think that the Scripture speaks to no purpose: “He jealously desires the Spirit which He has made to dwell in us”?