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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10 (A)But these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they know naturally, like brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves.

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But (A)when they opposed him and blasphemed, (B)he shook his garments and said to them, (C)“Your blood be upon your own heads; (D)I am clean. (E)From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

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16 (A)forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, so as always (B)to fill up the measure of their sins; (C)but wrath has come upon them to the uttermost.

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But (A)when some were hardened and did not believe, but spoke evil (B)of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and withdrew the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.

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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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Footnotes

  1. Acts 5:17 jealousy

In regard to these, they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same flood of dissipation, speaking evil of you.

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for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and [a]behaving like mere men?

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  1. 1 Corinthians 3:3 Lit. walking according to man

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

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

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Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, (A)“The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously”?

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14 But if you have (A)bitter envy and [a]self-seeking in your hearts, (B)do not boast and lie against the truth. 15 (C)This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. 16 For (D)where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there.

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Footnotes

  1. James 3:14 selfish ambition

21 envy, [a]murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that (A)those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

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  1. Galatians 5:21 NU omits murders

29 being filled with all unrighteousness, [a]sexual immorality, wickedness, [b]covetousness, [c]maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers,

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  1. Romans 1:29 NU omits sexual immorality
  2. Romans 1:29 greed
  3. Romans 1:29 malice

Then there arose some from what is called the Synagogue of the Freedmen (Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia), disputing with Stephen. 10 And (A)they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.

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25 “Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. 27 And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and because he has received him safe and sound, your father has killed the fatted calf.’

28 “But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and pleaded with him. 29 So he answered and said to his father, ‘Lo, these many years I have been serving you; I never transgressed your commandment at any time; and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends. 30 But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.’

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13 “But (A)woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.

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11 Lord, when Your hand is lifted up, (A)they will not see.
But they will see and be ashamed
For [a]their envy of people;
Yes, the fire of Your enemies shall devour them.

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  1. Isaiah 26:11 Or Your zeal for the people

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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29 Then Moses said to him, “Are you [a]zealous for my sake? (A)Oh, that all the Lord’s people were prophets and that the Lord would put His Spirit upon them!”

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  1. Numbers 11:29 jealous

11 And (A)his brothers envied him, but his father (B)kept the matter in mind.

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