Matthew 27:18
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For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.
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Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over.
Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out
Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.
But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.
Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?
O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!
I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
In the camp they envied Moses, as well as Aaron, the holy one of the LORD.