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The Apostles Are Persecuted

17 Then the high priest took action; he and all who were with him (that is, the sect of the Sadducees), being filled with jealousy,

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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 crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and blaspheming, they contradicted what was spoken by Paul.(A)

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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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But the Jews became jealous, and with the help of some ruffians in the marketplaces they formed a mob and set the city in an uproar. While they were searching for Paul and Silas to bring them out to the assembly, they attacked Jason’s house.(A)

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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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Footnotes

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

“The patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him(A)

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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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The Living Stone and a Chosen People

Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice and all guile, insincerity, envy, and all slander.(A)

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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 So the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death as well,

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

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47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the council and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.(A) 48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and destroy both our holy place[a] and our nation.” 49 But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all!(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 11.48 Or our temple; Gk our place

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 realized that it was out of jealousy that they had handed him over.

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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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Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from one person’s envy of another. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.(A)

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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, anger is overwhelming,
    but 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 tranquil mind gives life to the flesh,
    but jealousy makes the bones rot.(A)

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

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Psalm 2

God’s Promise to His Anointed

Why do the nations conspire
    and the peoples plot in vain?(A)
The kings of the earth set themselves,
    and the rulers take counsel together,
    against the Lord and his anointed, saying,(B)
“Let us burst their bonds apart
    and cast their cords from us.”

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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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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 2:1 Hebrew; Septuagint rage

Surely vexation kills the fool,
    and jealousy slays the simple.(A)

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

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