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Myles Coverdale Bible

Mark 15:10

For he knew, that ye hye prestes had delyuered him of envye.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Barabbas;   Complicity;   Court;   Envy;   Jesus, the Christ;   Malice;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Envy;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Worship;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Envy;   Mark, the Gospel of;   Sanhedrin;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Barabbas;   Mss;   Pilate;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Barabbas ;   Envy (2);   Manuscripts;   Passion Week;   Trial of Jesus;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Barabbas ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Barabbas;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Envy;   Pilate, Pontius;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Barabbas;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
For he knew it was because of envy that the chief priests had handed him over.
King James Version (1611)
(For hee knew that the chiefe Priests had deliuered him for enuie.)
King James Version
For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.
English Standard Version
For he perceived that it was out of envy that the chief priests had delivered him up.
New American Standard Bible
For he was aware that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy.
New Century Version
Pilate knew that the leading priests had turned Jesus in to him because they were jealous.
Amplified Bible
For he was aware that the chief priests had turned Jesus over to him because of envy and resentment.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
For he was aware that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy.
Legacy Standard Bible
For he was aware that the chief priests had delivered Him over because of envy.
Berean Standard Bible
For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over.
Contemporary English Version
Pilate knew that the chief priests had brought Jesus to him because they were jealous.
Complete Jewish Bible
For it was evident to him that it was out of jealousy that the head cohanim had handed him over.
Darby Translation
for he knew that the chief priests had delivered him up through envy.
Easy-to-Read Version
Pilate knew that the leading priests had handed Jesus over to him because they were jealous of him.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For he knewe that the hie Priestes had deliuered him of enuie.
George Lamsa Translation
For Pilate knew that the high priests had delivered him because of envy.
Good News Translation
He knew very well that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him because they were jealous.
Lexham English Bible
(For he realized that the chief priests had handed him over because of envy.)
Literal Translation
For he knew that the chief priests had delivered Him up through envy.
American Standard Version
For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.
Bible in Basic English
For he saw that the chief priests had given him up through envy.
Hebrew Names Version
For he perceived that for envy the chief Kohanim had delivered him up.
International Standard Version
For he knew that the high priests had handed himhim">[fn] over because of jealousy.
Etheridge Translation
For Pilatos knew that for envy the chief priests had delivered him.
Murdock Translation
For Pilate knew that the chief priests, from envy, had delivered him up.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For he knewe, that the hye priestes had delyuered hym of enuie.
English Revised Version
For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.
World English Bible
For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
(For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy) But the chief priests stirred up the people to desire,
Weymouth's New Testament
For he could see that it was out of sheer spite that the High Priests had handed Him over.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For he wiste, that the hiyeste prestis hadden takun hym bi enuye.
Update Bible Version
For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.
Webster's Bible Translation
(For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.)
New English Translation
(For he knew that the chief priests had handed him over because of envy.)
New King James Version
For he knew that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy.
New Living Translation
(For he realized by now that the leading priests had arrested Jesus out of envy.)
New Life Bible
He knew the religious leaders had handed Jesus over to him because they were jealous.
New Revised Standard
For he realized that it was out of jealousy that the chief priests had handed him over.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For he was getting to know that, for envy, had the High-priestsdelivered him up.
Douay-Rheims Bible
For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him up out of envy.
Revised Standard Version
For he perceived that it was out of envy that the chief priests had delivered him up.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For he knewe that the hye Prestes had delyvered him of envy.
Young's Literal Translation
for he knew that because of envy the chief priests had delivered him up;
Mace New Testament (1729)
for he perceived plainly, it was out of malice, that the chief priests had prosecuted him.
Simplified Cowboy Version
But he knew the religious leaders were just jealous of Jesus. Pilate was stalling and trying to help him all he could.

Contextual Overview

1 And soone in the mornynge the hye prestes helde a councell wt the elders and scrybes and the whole councell, & bounde Iesus, and led him awaye, and delyuered him vnto Pylate. 2 And Pylate axed him: Art thou the kynge of the Iewes? He answered, and sayde vnto him: Thou sayest it. 3 And the hye prestes accused him sore. 4 But Pylate axed him agayne, and sayde: Answerest thou nothinge? Beholde, how sore they laye to yi charge. 5 Neuertheles Iesus answered nomore, in so moch yt Pylate marueyled. 6 At that feast of Easter he was wonte to delyuer vnto them a presoner, whom so euer they wolde desyre. 7 There was i preson with the sedicious, one called Barrabas, which in the vproure had committed murthur. 8 And the people wente vp, and prayed him, that he wolde do, as he was wonte. 9 Pylate answered them: wyl ye that I geue lowse vnto you the kynge of the Iewes? 10 For he knew, that ye hye prestes had delyuered him of envye.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

for envy: Genesis 4:4-6, Genesis 37:11, 1 Samuel 18:8, 1 Samuel 18:9, Proverbs 27:4, Ecclesiastes 4:4, Matthew 27:18, Acts 13:45, Titus 3:3, James 3:14-16, James 4:5, 1 John 3:12

Reciprocal: Luke 5:32 - General Acts 14:2 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 15:17
So whan the Sonne was downe, and it was waxed darcke: Beholde, there smoked a fornace, and a fyre brande wente betwene ye partes.
Genesis 15:18
The same daye made the LORDE a couenaut with Abram, and sayde: Vnto thy sede wil I geue this lode, from the water of Egipte, vnto the greate water Euphrates:
Genesis 15:19
the Kenytes, the Kenizites, the Kydmonites,
Leviticus 1:17
and he shall deuyde the wynges of it, but not breake the cleane of. And thus shall the prest burne it vpon the altare, euen vpon the wodd that lyeth vpo the fyre, for a burntsacrifice. This is an offerynge of a swete sauoure vnto the LORDE.
2 Timothy 2:15
Study to shewe thy selfe vnto God a laudable workman, that nedeth not to be ashamed, deuydynge the worde of trueth iustly.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For he knew that the chief priests,.... The Persic version reads in the singular, "the chief of the priests", or the high priest, Caiaphas,

had delivered him for envy; at his popularity through his doctrine and miracles, and not from any principle of equity and justice, or from any regard to Caesar; :-.


 
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