Alas! what have you to do with us, Jesus Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are, the Holy [Son] of God!

And Jesus said to them, I will ask you whether it is lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do evil? to save a life or to destroy?

and destroy you and your children with you, and not leave stone upon stone in you; because you knew not the time of your visitation.

AND he taught daily in the temple; and the chief priests, and scribes, and the first of the people sought to destroy him.

He will come and destroy those husbandmen, and let the vineyard to others. And hearing this, they said, By no means.

And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might destroy him, for they feared the people.