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Mark 15:10

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For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 10

What we read of the sufferings of Christ, in the foregoing chapter, was but the prologue or introduction; here we have the completing of them. We left him condemned by the chief priests; but they could only show their teeth, they could not bite. Here we have him, I. Arraigned and accused before Pilate the Roman governor (Mar 15:1-5). II. Cried out against by the common people, at the instigation of the priests (Mar 15:6-14). III. Condemned to be crucified immediately (Mar 15:15). IV. Bantered and abused, as a mock-king, by the Roman soldiers (Mar 15:16-19). V. Led out to the place of execution with all possible ignominy and disgrace (Mar 15:20-24). VI. Nailed to the cross between two thieves (Mar 15:25-28). VII. Reviled and abused by all that passed by (Mar 15:29-32). VIII. Forsaken for a time by his father (Mar 15:33-36). IX. Dying, and rending the veil (Mar 15:37, Mar 15:38). X. Attested and witnessed to by the centurion and others (Mar 15:39-41). XI. Buried in the sepulchre of Joseph of Arimathea (Mar 15:42-47).

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Strong's Concordancev. 10

γάρ (gár, G1063) — properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often… γινώσκω (ginṓskō, G1097) — to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as… ὅτι (hóti, G3754) — demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because ἀρχιερεύς (archiereús, G749) — the high-priest (literally, of the Jews, typically, Christ); by extension a chief priest παραδίδωμι (paradídōmi, G3860) — to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit αὐτός (autós, G846) — the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ)) of the… διά (diá, G1223) — through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional) φθόνος (phthónos, G5355) — ill-will (as detraction), i.e. jealousy (spite)

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For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

Matthew 27:18rank 3

For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.

James 4:5rank 2

Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?

Acts 13:45rank 2

But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.

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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.

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And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.

I John 3:12rank 2

Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.

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