2Sa 3:39, Pro 29:25, Jer 26:14, 38:5, Mat 14:8-10, 27:23-26 | ESV | STEP | And I was gentle today , though anointed king . These men , the sons of Zeruiah , are more severe than I. The Lord repay the evildoer according to his wickedness !

2 Samuel 3:39

39 And I was gentle today, though anointed king. ^aThese men, the sons of Zeruiah, are more severe than I. ^bThe Lord repay the evildoer according to his wickedness!”

Proverbs 29:25

25 ^cThe fear of man lays a snare,
but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.

Jeremiah 26:14

14 ^dBut as for me, behold, I am in your hands. Do with me as seems good and right to you.

Jeremiah 38:5

5 King Zedekiah said, “Behold, he is in your hands, ^efor the king can do nothing against you.”

Matthew 14:8-10

8 Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.” 9 And the king was sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to be given. 10 He sent and had John beheaded in the prison,

Matthew 27:23-26

23 And he said, “Why? ^fWhat evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Let him be crucified!”

Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified

24 So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that ^ga riot was beginning, he took water and ^hwashed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of ⁱthis man’s blood; ^{▼▼Some manuscripts this righteous blood, or this righteous man’s blood} ^ksee to it yourselves.” 25 And all the people answered, ^l“His blood be on us and ^mon our children!” 26 Then he released for them Barabbas, and having ⁿscourged ^{▼▼A Roman judicial penalty, consisting of a severe beating with a multi-lashed whip containing imbedded pieces of bone and metal} Jesus, delivered him to be crucified.