Luke 23:35
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35 And the people stood by watching, but the leaders scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Messiah[a] of God, his chosen one!”(A)
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- 23.35 Or the Christ
Psalm 22:17
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17 I can count all my bones.
They stare and gloat over me;
Isaiah 42:1
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The Servant, a Light to the Nations
42 Here is my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, in whom my soul delights;
I have put my spirit upon him;
he will bring forth justice to the nations.(A)
1 Peter 2:4
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4 Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and
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Luke 16:14
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The Law and the Kingdom of God
14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all this, and they ridiculed him.(A)
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Mark 15:29-32
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29 Those who passed by derided[a] him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days,(A) 30 save yourself, and come down from the cross!” 31 In the same way the chief priests, along with the scribes, were also mocking him among themselves and saying, “He saved others; he cannot save himself.(B) 32 Let the Messiah,[b] the King of Israel, come down from the cross now, so that we may see and believe.” Those who were crucified with him also taunted him.(C)
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Matthew 12:18
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18 “Here is my servant, whom I have chosen,
my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased.
I will put my Spirit upon him,
and he will proclaim justice to the gentiles.(A)
Isaiah 53:3
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3 He was despised and rejected by others;
a man of suffering[a] and acquainted with infirmity,
and as one from whom others hide their faces[b]
he was despised, and we held him of no account.(A)
Psalm 22:6-8
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6 But I am a worm and not human,
scorned by others and despised by the people.(A)
7 All who see me mock me;
they sneer at me; they shake their heads;(B)
8 “Commit your cause to the Lord; let him deliver—
let him rescue the one in whom he delights!”(C)
Matthew 27:38-43
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38 Then two rebels were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.(A) 39 Those who passed by derided[a] him, shaking their heads(B) 40 and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”(C) 41 In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking him, saying, 42 “He saved others; he cannot save himself.[b] He is the King of Israel; let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.(D) 43 He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he wants to, for he said, ‘I am God’s Son.’ ”(E)
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Luke 22:67-70
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67 They said, “If you are the Messiah,[a] tell us.” He replied, “If I tell you, you will not believe,(A) 68 and if I question you, you will not answer.[b] 69 But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.” 70 All of them asked, “Are you, then, the Son of God?” He said to them, “You say that I am.”(B)
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Matthew 3:17
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17 And a voice from the heavens said, “This is my Son, the Beloved,[a] with whom I am well pleased.”(A)
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Zechariah 12:10
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Mourning for the Pierced One
10 And I will pour out a spirit of compassion and supplication on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem so that, when they look on the one[a] whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him as one mourns for an only child and weep bitterly over him as one weeps over a firstborn.(A)
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- 12.10 Heb on me
Lamentations 3:14
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14 I have become the laughingstock of all my people,
the object of their taunt songs all day long.(A)
Isaiah 49:7
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7 Thus says the Lord,
the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One,
to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nations,
the slave of rulers,
“Kings shall see and stand up;
princes, and they shall prostrate themselves,
because of the Lord, who is faithful,
the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”(A)
Psalm 71:11
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11 They say, “Pursue and seize that person
whom God has forsaken,
for there is no one to deliver.”(A)
Psalm 69:26
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26 For they persecute those whom you have struck down,
and those whom you have wounded they attack still more.[a](A)
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- 69.26 Gk Syr: Heb recount the pain of
Psalm 69:7-12
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7 It is for your sake that I have borne reproach,
that shame has covered my face.(A)
8 I have become a stranger to my kindred,
an alien to my mother’s children.(B)
9 It is zeal for your house that has consumed me;
the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.(C)
10 When I humbled my soul with fasting,[a]
they insulted me for doing so.(D)
11 When I made sackcloth my clothing,
I became a byword to them.(E)
12 I am the subject of gossip for those who sit in the gate,
and the drunkards make songs about me.(F)
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- 69.10 Gk Syr: Heb I wept, with fasting my soul, or I made my soul mourn with fasting
Psalm 35:19-25
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19 Do not let my treacherous enemies rejoice over me
or those who hate me without cause wink the eye.(A)
20 For they do not speak peace,
but they conceive deceitful words
against those who are quiet in the land.
21 They open wide their mouths against me;
they say, “Aha, Aha,
our eyes have seen it.”(B)
22 You have seen, O Lord; do not be silent!
O Lord, do not be far from me!(C)
23 Wake up! Rouse yourself for my defense,
for my cause, my God and my Lord!(D)
24 Vindicate me, O Lord, my God,
according to your righteousness,
and do not let them rejoice over me.(E)
25 Do not let them say to themselves,
“Aha, we have our heart’s desire.”
Do not let them say, “We have swallowed you[a] up.”(F)
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- 35.25 Heb him
Psalm 35:15
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15 But at my stumbling they gathered in glee;
they gathered together against me;
ruffians whom I did not know
tore at me without ceasing;(A)