Matthew 27:18

Matthew 27:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For he knew that it was out of envy that they had delivered him up.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For he knew that they had handed Him over because of envy.
• New Living Translation (NLT)(He knew very well that the religious leaders had arrested Jesus out of envy.)

Context of Matthew 27:18

16At that time they had a well-known prisoner whose name was Jesus Barabbas. 17So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?” For he knew it was out of self-interest that they had handed Jesus over to him. 19While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat, his wife sent him this message: “Don’t have anything to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream because of him.” 20But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus executed.

Matthew 27:18 word by word

ᾔδει γὰρ ὅτι διὰ φθόνον παρέδωκαν αὐτόν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• he knewεἴδωeidō · to perceive: knowG1492
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• forδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• envyφθόνοςphthonos · envyG5355
• they had deliveredπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Matthew 27:18

• Genesis 37:11His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.
• 1 Samuel 18:7As they danced, they sang: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”
• Psalms 106:16In the camp they grew envious of Moses and of Aaron, who was consecrated to the Lord.
• Proverbs 27:4Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
• Ecclesiastes 4:4And 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.
• Isaiah 26:11Lord, your hand is lifted high, but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame; let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them.
• Mark 15:10knowing it was out of self-interest that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him.
• Acts 5:17Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy.
• Acts 7:9“Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
• Acts 13:45When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying and heaped abuse on him.
• James 4:5Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us?

Commentaries on Matthew 27:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18For envy - , through malice. Then it was his business, as an upright judge, to have dispersed this mob, and immediately released Jesus. Seeing malice is capable of putting even Christ himself to death, how careful should we be not to let the least spark of it harbor in our breast. Let it be remembered that malice as often originates from envy as it does from anger.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15-23Verses 15-23 See also the parallel places in Mark 15:6-14; Luke 23:17-23; John 18:39-40. Matthew 27:15 At that feast - The feast of the Passover. The governor was wont to release … - that is, was “accustomed” to release. From what this custom arose, or by whom it was introduced, is not known. It was probably adopted to secure popularity among the Jews, and to render the government of the Romans less odious. Any little indulgence granted to the Jews during…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-25Verses 11-25 Having no malice against Jesus, Pilate urged him to clear himself, and laboured to get him discharged. The message from his wife was a warning. God has many ways of giving checks to sinners, in their sinful pursuits, and it is a great mercy to have such checks from Providence, from faithful friends, and from our own consciences. O do not this abominable thing which the Lord hates! is what we may hear said to us, when we are entering into…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-26The Roman trial included an initial hearing before Pilatee (Matthew 27:11–14), then one before Herod Antipas (Luke 23:6–16), and a second hearing with Pilate (Matthew 27:15–26).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 27:18

• Barabbas
• Complicity
• Court
• Demagogism
• Envy
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judge
• Malice
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Accusation
• Barabbas
• Notable
• Plat
• Seal
• Wag
• Watch
• Wont
• Envy
• Jesus Christ

Commentaries on Matthew 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings