Mic 7:2, Mat 26:15-16, Act 23:12-15, 25:3 | ESV | STEP | The godly has perished from the earth , and there is no one upright among mankind ; they all lie in wait for blood , and each hunts the other with a net .

Micah 7:2

2 ^aThe godly has perished from the earth,
and ^bthere is no one upright among mankind;
^cthey all lie in wait for blood,
and ^deach hunts the other with a net.

Matthew 26:15-16

15 and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?” And they ^epaid him ^fthirty pieces of silver. 16 And from that moment he sought an opportunity ^gto betray him.

Acts 23:12-15

A Plot to Kill Paul

12 When it was day, ^hthe Jews made a plot and ⁱbound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. 13 There were more than forty who made this conspiracy. 14 They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have strictly bound ourselves by an oath to taste no food till we have killed Paul. 15 Now therefore you, along with the council, give notice to the tribune to bring him down to you, as though you were going to determine his case more exactly. And we are ready to kill him before he comes near.”

Acts 25:3

3 asking as a favor against Paul ^{▼▼Greek him} that he summon him to Jerusalem—because ^kthey were planning an ambush to kill him on the way.