'Destroy' in the Bible

Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord *appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him.”

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

But the Pharisees went out and conspired against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.

and said, “This man stated, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and to rebuild it in three days.’”

and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”

saying, “What business do we have with each other, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

The Pharisees went out and immediately began conspiring with the Herodians against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.

It has often thrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, take pity on us and help us!”

The chief priests and the scribes heard this, and began seeking how to destroy Him; for they were afraid of Him, for the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.

What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the vine-growers, and will give the vineyard to others.

“We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.’”

Those passing by were hurling abuse at Him, wagging their heads, and saying, “Ha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

“Let us alone! What business do we have with each other, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

And Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to destroy it?”

for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.”] And they went on to another village.

And He was teaching daily in the temple; but the chief priests and the scribes and the leading men among the people were trying to destroy Him,

He will come and destroy these vine-growers and will give the vineyard to others.” When they heard it, they said, “May it never be!”

Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.

for we have heard him say that this Nazarene, Jesus, will destroy this place and alter the customs which Moses handed down to us.”

For if because of food your brother is hurt, you are no longer walking according to love. Do not destroy with your food him for whom Christ died.

For it is written,“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,And the cleverness of the clever I will set aside.”

If any man destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him, for the temple of God is holy, and that is what you are.

For you have heard of my former manner of life in Judaism, how I used to persecute the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it;

but only, they kept hearing, “He who once persecuted us is now preaching the faith which he once tried to destroy.”

There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and to destroy; but who are you who judge your neighbor?

the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.

And the nations were enraged, and Your wrath came, and the time came for the dead to be judged, and the time to reward Your bond-servants the prophets and the saints and those who fear Your name, the small and the great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”