THEOSIS1 Kingdoms (1 Samuel) 20:32Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And Jonathan answering Saul, his father, said: Why shall he die? What hath he done?
וַיַּ֙עַן֙ יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן אֶת־שָׁא֖וּל אָבִ֑יו וַיֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלָ֛יו לָ֥מָּה יוּמַ֖ת מֶ֥ה עָשָֽׂה׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Matt 27:23The governor said to them: Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying: Let him be crucified.
- 1 Sam 19:5And he put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the Lord wrought great salvation for all Israel. Thou sawest it and didst rejoice. Why therefore wilt thou sin against innocent blood, by killing David, who is without fault?
- Luke 23:22And he said to them the third time: Why, what evil hath this man done? I find no cause of death in him. I will chastise him therefore and let him go.
- Gen 31:36And Jacob being angry, said in a chiding manner: For what fault of mine, and for what offence on my part hast thou so hotly pursued me,
- John 7:51Doth our law judge any man, unless it first hear him and know what he doth?
- Eccl 7:9Better is the end of a speech than the beginning. Better is the patient man than the presumptuous.
- Prov 24:11Deliver them that are led to death: and those that are drawn to death, forbear not to deliver.
- Prov 24:12If thou say: I have not strength enough: he that seeth into the heart, he understandeth, and nothing deceiveth the keeper of thy soul, and he shall render to a man according to his works.