Now when they were gone, behold an angel of the Lord appeared unto Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the infant and his mother by night, and flee into Egypt, and stay there, till I speak to thee, for Herod will search for the infant to destroy it.

Think not that I am come to destroy the law and the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil.

And be not afraid of those who kill the body, and cannot kill the soul: but fear him rather who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

They say unto him, He will dreadfully destroy those wicked wretches, and will let out his vineyard to other husbandmen, who will render him the fruits in their seasons.

But the chief priests and elders persuaded the populace that they should ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

And the Pharisees instantly going out, held a council with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

And often it hath cast him into the fire, and into water, to destroy him: but if thou art able, have compassion upon us, and help us.

And the scribes and chief priests heard him, and sought how they might destroy him: for they were afraid of him, because all the people were exceedingly struck with his teaching,

What then will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and give his vineyard to others.

We have heard him affirm, I will destroy this temple made with hands, and after three days I will build another not made with hands.

saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, Jesus the Nazarean? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.

Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you a question; Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath-day, or to do evil? to preserve life or to destroy it?

For what advantage hath a man in gaining all the would, if he destroy himself, or be punished with the loss of life?

And when the disciples James and John saw it, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven and destroy them, just as Elias did?

for the Son of man came not to destroy men's lives, but to preserve them. And he proceeded to another village.

Sell all your possessions, and give in charity; make yourselves purses that wax not old, a treasure never failing in the heavens, where no thief approaches, nor doth the moth destroy.

And he continued daily teaching in the temple. Then the chief priests and the scribes sought to destroy him, with the heads of the people,

He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said God forbid.

And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might destroy him; for they were afraid of the people.

The thief cometh not but to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

for we have heard him affirm, that Jesus the Nazarean, even he, will destroy this place, and change the accustomed ordinances which Moses delivered to us.

Then the jailor being roused from sleep, and seeing the doors of the prison open, drew his sword, going to destroy himself, supposing the prisoners had escaped.

But if by meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no more according to love. Do not by thy meat destroy him for whom Christ died.

For the sake of meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are clean; but it is an evil thing for a man to eat, giving offence.

For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the understanding of the intelligent will I make useless."

If any man prophane the temple of God, him will God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

Meats are for the belly, and the belly for meats; but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for whoredom, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

And then that lawless person will appear, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming;

Seeing therefore that the children have partaken of flesh and blood, he also himself, in exact resemblance, partook of the same, that by death he might destroy him who held the power of death, that is, the devil;

There is one lawgiver, who can save or destroy: who art thou that judgest another man?

he that practises sin is of the devil; for from the beginning the devil sinneth. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

Though the nations were incensed, yet thy wrath came, and the time of the dead to be judged, and to give the reward to thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to all who fear thy name, to the small and to the great; and to destroy those who have destroyed the earth.