16 occurrences

'Kill' in the Bible

When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them.

Verse ConceptsAngry With ChristAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleWork Ethic

Do you want to kill me, the same way you killed the Egyptian yesterday?

Verse ConceptsAttempting To Kill Me

After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,

Verse ConceptsSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfIsrael HardenedConspiracy

Then a voice said to him, “Get up, Peter; kill and eat!”

Verse ConceptsGathering FoodKilling Wild AnimalsGet Up!Rising

Then I also heard a voice telling me, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and eat!’

Verse ConceptsKilling Wild AnimalsGet Up!

When the jailer woke up and saw the doors of the prison open, he drew his sword and was going to kill himself, since he thought the prisoners had escaped.

Verse ConceptsSuicideSwordsEscaping From Peoplejail

As they were trying to kill him, word went up to the commander of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in chaos.

Verse ConceptsConfusion, Examples OfArmies, RomanAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleChiliarchs

So now you, along with the Sanhedrin, make a request to the commander that he bring him down to you as if you were going to investigate his case more thoroughly. However, before he gets near, we are ready to kill him.”

Verse ConceptsInvestigatingPreparing For ActionAttempting To Kill Specific People

Don’t let them persuade you, because there are more than 40 of them arranging to ambush him, men who have bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they kill him. Now they are ready, waiting for a commitment from you.”

Verse ConceptsPeople WaitingAmbushPreparing For ActionFortiesAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleDo Not Listen!Vowing To FastPeople Bound By Oaths

asking him to do them a favor against Paul, that he might summon him to Jerusalem. They were preparing an ambush along the road to kill him.

Verse ConceptsAskingImportunity, Towards PeopleSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfAmbushAttempting To Kill Specific People

For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple complex and were trying to kill me.

Verse ConceptsAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleDisciples In The Temple

The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners so that no one could swim away and escape.

Verse ConceptsSwimmingNo EscapeAttempting To Kill Specific People

Bible Theasaurus

Assassinate (7 instances)
Butcher (6 instances)
Despatch (1 instance)
Massacre (6 instances)
Obliterate (2 instances)

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