But they took him, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.

At harvest time he sent a slave to the farmers so that they might give him some fruit from the vineyard. But the farmers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

He sent yet another slave, but they beat that one too, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.

“Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn Him to death. Then they will hand Him over to the Gentiles,

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release Him.

For we heard him say that Jesus, this Nazarene, will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”

They answered him, “If this man weren’t a criminal, we wouldn’t have handed Him over to you.”

“I’m not a Jew, am I?” Pilate replied. “Your own nation and the chief priests handed You over to me. What have You done?”

“My kingdom is not of this world,” said Jesus. “If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I wouldn’t be handed over to the Jews. As it is, My kingdom does not have its origin here.”

“You would have no authority over Me at all,” Jesus answered him, “if it hadn’t been given you from above. This is why the one who handed Me over to you has the greater sin.”

So then, because of them, he handed Him over to be crucified.

Therefore they took Jesus away.

When it was decided that we were to sail to Italy, they handed over Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Imperial Regiment.

and how our chief priests and leaders handed Him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified Him.

And his master got angry and handed him over to the jailers to be tortured until he could pay everything that was owed.

“Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death.

“You know that the Passover takes place after two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”

After tying Him up, they led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate, the governor.

For he knew they had handed Him over because of envy.

Then he released Barabbas to them. But after having Jesus flogged, he handed Him over to be crucified.

As soon as it was morning, the chief priests had a meeting with the elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin. After tying Jesus up, they led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate.

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

Then, willing to gratify the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. And after having Jesus flogged, he handed Him over to be crucified.

just as the original eyewitnesses and servants of the word handed them down to us.

You revoke God’s word by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many other similar things.”

For He will be handed over to the Gentiles, and He will be mocked, insulted, spit on;

and released the one they were asking for, who had been thrown into prison for rebellion and murder. But he handed Jesus over to their will.

He has satisfied the hungry with good things
and sent the rich away empty.

If those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made empty and the promise is canceled.

But I sent the brothers so our boasting about you in the matter would not prove empty, and so you would be prepared just as I said.

Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition, based on the elemental forces of the world, and not based on Christ.

Let no one deceive you with empty arguments, for God’s wrath is coming on the disobedient because of these things.

But avoid irreverent, empty speech, for this will produce an even greater measure of godlessness.

or to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies. These promote empty speculations rather than God’s plan, which operates by faith.

Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding irreverent, empty speech and contradictions from the “knowledge” that falsely bears that name.

For by uttering boastful, empty words, they seduce, with fleshly desires and debauchery, people who have barely escaped from those who live in error.

For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life inherited from the fathers, not with perishable things like silver or gold,

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to evangelize—not with clever words, so that the cross of Christ will not be emptied of its effect.

Instead He emptied Himself
by assuming the form of a slave,
taking on the likeness of men.
And when He had come as a man
in His external form,