“For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.”
King James Version (KJV)
15:9 Will ye that I release to you the king of the Jews - Which does this wretched man discover most? Want of justice, or courage, or common sense? The poor coward sacrifices justice to popular clamour, and enrages those whom he seeks to appease, by so unseasonably repeating that title, The king of the Jews, which he could not but know was so highly offensive to them.
(For hee knew that the chiefe Priests had deliuered him for enuie.)
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
For he was aware that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.
- American Standard Version (1901)
For he saw that the chief priests had given him up through envy.
- Basic English Bible
for he knew that the chief priests had delivered him up through envy.
- Darby Bible
(For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.)
- Webster's Bible
For he could see that it was out of sheer spite that the High Priests had handed Him over.
- Weymouth Bible
For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.
- World English Bible
For he wiste, that the hiyeste prestis hadden takun hym bi enuye.
- Wycliffe Bible
for he knew that because of envy the chief priests had delivered him up;
- Youngs Literal Bible