Acts 5:17
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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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Acts 17:5
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5 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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Acts 13:45
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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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Acts 7:9
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9 “The patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him(A)
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John 12:10
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10 So the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death as well,
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John 11:47-49
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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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- 11.48 Or our temple; Gk our place
Matthew 27:18
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18 For he realized that it was out of jealousy that they had handed him over.
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Ecclesiastes 4:4
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4 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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Proverbs 27:4
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4 Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming,
but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Proverbs 14:30
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30 A tranquil mind gives life to the flesh,
but jealousy makes the bones rot.(A)
Psalm 2:1-3
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Psalm 2
God’s Promise to His Anointed
1 Why do the nations conspire
and the peoples plot in vain?(A)
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together,
against the Lord and his anointed, saying,(B)
3 “Let us burst their bonds apart
and cast their cords from us.”
Job 5:2
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2 Surely vexation kills the fool,
and jealousy slays the simple.(A)
1 Samuel 18:12-16
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12 Saul was afraid of David because the Lord was with him but had departed from Saul.(A) 13 So Saul removed him from his presence and made him a commander of a thousand, and David marched out and came in, leading the army.(B) 14 David had success in all his undertakings, for the Lord was with him.(C) 15 When Saul saw that he had great success, he stood in awe of him. 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, for it was he who marched out and came in leading them.(D)
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1 Peter 2:1
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The Living Stone and a Chosen People
2 Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice and all guile, insincerity, envy, and all slander.(A)
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James 4:5
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5 Or do you suppose that the scripture speaks to no purpose? Does the spirit that God caused to dwell[a] in us desire envy?(A)
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- 4.5 Other ancient authorities read the spirit that dwells
James 3:14-16
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14 But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not be arrogant and lie about the truth. 15 This is not wisdom that comes down from above but is earthly, unspiritual, devilish.(A) 16 For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there will also be disorder and wickedness of every kind.(B)
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Galatians 5:21
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21 envy,[a] drunkenness, carousing, and things like these. I am warning you, as I warned you before: those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.(A)
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- 5.21 Other ancient authorities add murder
Acts 23:6-8
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6 When Paul noticed that some were Sadducees and others were Pharisees, he called out in the council, “Brothers,[a] I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. I am on trial concerning the hope of the resurrection[b] of the dead.”(A) 7 When he said this, a dissension began between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. 8 (The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection or angel or spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge all three.)(B)
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Acts 15:5
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5 But some believers who belonged to the sect of the Pharisees stood up and said, “It is necessary for them to be circumcised and ordered to keep the law of Moses.”
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Acts 4:26
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26 The kings of the earth took their stand,
and the rulers have gathered together
against the Lord and against his Messiah.’[a](A)
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- 4.26 Or his Christ
Acts 4:6
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6 with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John,[a] and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family.(A)
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- 4.6 Other ancient authorities read Jonathan
Acts 4:1-2
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Peter and John before the Council
4 While Peter and John[a] were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came to them,(A) 2 much annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming that in Jesus there is the resurrection of the dead.(B)
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- 4.1 Gk While they
John 12:19
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19 The Pharisees then said to one another, “You see, you can do nothing. Look, the world has gone after him!”(A)
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