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Verb apokteinō (to kill) in the Gospels-Acts
(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)
Matthew
| 10: 28 | Do not fear those who kill (apokteinō) the body but cannot kill (apokteinō) the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. |
| 14: 5 | Though Herod wanted to kill (apokteinō) him, he feared the crowd, because they regarded him as a prophet. |
| 16: 21 | From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed (apokteinō), and on the third day be raised. |
| 17: 23 | and they will kill (apokteinō) him, and on the third day he will be raised." And they were greatly distressed. |
| 21: 35 | But the tenants seized his slaves and beat one, killed (apokteinō) another, and stoned another. |
| 21: 38 | But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill (apokteinō) him and get his inheritance.' |
| 21: 39 | So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed (apokteinō) him. |
| 22: 6 | while the rest seized his slaves, mistreated them, and killed (apokteinō) them. |
| 23: 34 | Therefore I send you prophets, sages, and scribes, some of whom you will kill (apokteinō) and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town, |
| 23: 37 | "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills (apokteinō) the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! |
| 24: 9 | "Then they will hand you over to be tortured and will kill (apokteinō) you, and you will be hated by all nations because of my name. |
| 26: 4 | and they conspired to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill (apokteinō) him. |
Mark
| 3: 4 | Then he said to them, "Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the sabbath, to save life or to kill (apokteinō)?" But they were silent. |
| 6: 19 | And Herodias had a grudge against him, and wanted to kill (apokteinō) him. But she could not, |
| 8: 31 | Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed (apokteinō), and after three days rise again. |
| 9: 31 | for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, "The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill (apokteinō) him, and three days after being killed (apokteinō), he will rise again." |
| 10: 34 | they will mock him, and spit upon him, and flog him, and kill (apokteinō) him; and after three days he will rise again." |
| 12: 5 | Then he sent another, and that one they killed (apokteinō). And so it was with many others; some they beat, and others they killed (apokteinō). |
| 12: 7 | But those tenants said to one another, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill (apokteinō) him, and the inheritance will be ours.' |
| 12: 8 | So they seized him, killed (apokteinō) him, and threw him out of the vineyard. |
| 14: 1 | It was two days before the Passover and the festival of Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill (apokteinō) him; |
Luke
| 9: 22 | saying, "The Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed (apokteinō), and on the third day be raised." |
| 11: 47 | Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets whom your ancestors killed (apokteinō). |
| 11: 48 | So you are witnesses and approve of the deeds of your ancestors; for they killed (apokteinō) them, and you build their tombs. |
| 11: 49 | Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill (apokteinō) and persecute,' |
| 12: 4 | "I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill (apokteinō) the body, and after that can do nothing more. |
| 12: 5 | But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed (apokteinō), has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him! |
| 13: 4 | Or those eighteen who were killed (apokteinō) when the tower of Siloam fell on them - do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others living in Jerusalem? |
| 13: 31 | At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, "Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill (apokteinō) you." |
| 13: 34 | Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills (apokteinō) the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! |
| 18: 33 | After they have flogged him, they will kill (apokteinō) him, and on the third day he will rise again." |
| 20: 14 | But when the tenants saw him, they discussed it among themselves and said, 'This is the heir; let us kill (apokteinō) him so that the inheritance may be ours.' |
| 20: 15 | So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed (apokteinō) him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? |
John
| 5: 18 | For this reason the Jews were seeking all the more to kill (apokteinō) him, because he was not only breaking the sabbath, but was also calling God his own Father, thereby making himself equal to God. |
| 7: 1 | After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He did not wish to go about in Judea because the Jews were looking for an opportunity to kill (apokteinō) him. |
| 7: 19 | "Did not Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why are you looking for an opportunity to kill (apokteinō) me?" |
| 7: 20 | The crowd answered, "You have a demon! Who is trying to kill (apokteinō) you?" |
| 7: 25 | Now some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, "Is not this the man whom they are trying to kill (apokteinō)? |
| 8: 22 | Then the Jews said, "Is he going to kill (apokteinō) himself? Is that what he means by saying, 'Where I am going, you cannot come'?" |
| 8: 37 | I know that you are descendants of Abraham; yet you look for an opportunity to kill (apokteinō) me, because there is no place in you for my word. |
| 8: 40 | but now you are trying to kill (apokteinō) me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did. |
| 11: 53 | So from that day on they planned to kill (apokteinō) him. |
| 12: 10 | So the chief priests planned to kill (apokteinō) Lazarus as well, |
| 16: 2 | They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, an hour is coming when those who kill (apokteinō) you will think that by doing so they are offering worship to God. |
| 18: 31 | Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves and judge him according to your law." The Jews replied, "We are not permitted to kill (apokteinō) anyone." |
Acts
| 3: 15 | and you killed (apokteinō) the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. |
| 7: 52 | Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They killed (apokteinō) those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, and now you have become his betrayers and murderers. |
| 21: 31 | While they were trying to kill (apokteinō) him, word came to the tribune of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. |
| 23: 12 | In the morning the Jews joined in a conspiracy and bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink until they had killed (apokteinō) Paul. |
| 23: 14 | They went to the chief priests and elders and said, "We have strictly bound ourselves by an oath to taste no food until we have killed (apokteinō) Paul. |
| 27: 42 | The soldiers' plan was to kill (apokteinō) the prisoners, so that none might swim away and escape; |
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