Imprisoned Apostles Freed

17 (A)Then the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with [a]indignation,

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  1. Acts 5:17 jealousy

The Apostles Persecuted

17 Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party(A) of the Sadducees,(B) were filled with jealousy.

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45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy; and contradicting and blaspheming, they (A)opposed the things spoken by Paul.

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45 When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying(A) and heaped abuse(B) on him.

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Assault on Jason’s House

But the Jews [a]who were not persuaded, [b]becoming (A)envious, took some of the evil men from the marketplace, and gathering a mob, set all the city in an uproar and attacked the house of (B)Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

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  1. Acts 17:5 NU omits who were not persuaded
  2. Acts 17:5 M omits becoming envious

But other Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city.(A) They rushed to Jason’s(B) house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd.[a]

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  1. Acts 17:5 Or the assembly of the people

The Patriarchs in Egypt

(A)“And the patriarchs, becoming envious, (B)sold Joseph into Egypt. (C)But God was with him

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“Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph,(A) they sold him as a slave into Egypt.(B) But God was with him(C)

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Our Inheritance Through Christ’s Blood

Therefore, (A)laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking,

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Therefore, rid yourselves(A) of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander(B) of every kind.

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10 (A)But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also,

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10 So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,

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47 (A)Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, (B)“What shall we do? For this Man works many signs. 48 If we let Him alone like this, everyone will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation.”

49 And one of them, (C)Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all,

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47 Then the chief priests and the Pharisees(A) called a meeting(B) of the Sanhedrin.(C)

“What are we accomplishing?” they asked. “Here is this man performing many signs.(D) 48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our temple and our nation.”

49 Then one of them, named Caiaphas,(E) who was high priest that year,(F) spoke up, “You know nothing at all!

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18 For he knew that they had handed Him over because of (A)envy.

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18 For he knew it was out of self-interest that they had handed Jesus over to him.

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The Vanity of Selfish Toil

Again, I saw that for all toil and every skillful work a man is envied by his neighbor. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.

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And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.(A)

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Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent,
But (A)who is able to stand before jealousy?

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Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming,
    but who can stand before jealousy?(A)

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30 A sound heart is life to the body,
But (A)envy is (B)rottenness to the bones.

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30 A heart at peace gives life to the body,
    but envy rots the bones.(A)

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The Messiah’s Triumph and Kingdom(A)

Why (B)do the [a]nations [b]rage,
And the people plot a [c]vain thing?
The kings of the earth set themselves,
And the (C)rulers take counsel together,
Against the Lord and against His (D)Anointed,[d] saying,
“Let (E)us break Their bonds in pieces
And cast away Their cords from us.”

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  1. Psalm 2:1 Gentiles
  2. Psalm 2:1 throng tumultuously
  3. Psalm 2:1 worthless or empty
  4. Psalm 2:2 Christ, Commissioned One, Heb. Messiah

Psalm 2

Why do the nations conspire[a]
    and the peoples plot(A) in vain?
The kings(B) of the earth rise up
    and the rulers band together
    against the Lord and against his anointed,(C) saying,
“Let us break their chains(D)
    and throw off their shackles.”(E)

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  1. Psalm 2:1 Hebrew; Septuagint rage

For wrath kills a foolish man,
And envy slays a simple one.

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Resentment(A) kills a fool,
    and envy slays the simple.(B)

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