Psalm 109:25
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25 I am an object of scorn to my accusers;
when they see me, they shake their heads.(A)
Psalm 22:6-7
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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)
Romans 15:3
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3 For Christ did not please himself, but, as it is written, “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”
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Psalm 69:19-20
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19 You know the insults I receive
and my shame and dishonor;
my foes are all known to you.(A)
20 Insults have broken my heart,
so that I am in despair.
I looked for pity, but there was none;
and for comforters, but I found none.(B)
Hebrews 13:13
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13 Let us then go to him outside the camp and bear the abuse he endured.
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Hebrews 12:2
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2 looking to Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith, who for the sake of[a] the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.(A)
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- 12.2 Or who instead of
Mark 15:29
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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)
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- 15.29 Or blasphemed
Matthew 27:39-40
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39 Those who passed by derided[a] him, shaking their heads(A) 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.”(B)
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- 27.39 Or blasphemed
Isaiah 37:22
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22 this is the word that the Lord has spoken concerning him:
She despises you; she scorns you—
virgin daughter Zion;
she tosses her head—behind your back,
daughter Jerusalem.(A)
Psalm 69:9-12
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9 It is zeal for your house that has consumed me;
the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.(A)
10 When I humbled my soul with fasting,[a]
they insulted me for doing so.(B)
11 When I made sackcloth my clothing,
I became a byword to them.(C)
12 I am the subject of gossip for those who sit in the gate,
and the drunkards make songs about me.(D)
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- 69.10 Gk Syr: Heb I wept, with fasting my soul, or I made my soul mourn with fasting
Psalm 35:15-16
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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)
16 they impiously mocked more and more,[a]
gnashing at me with their teeth.
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- 35.16 Cn Compare Gk: Heb like the profanest of mockers of a cake
Psalm 31:11-13
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11 I am the scorn of all my adversaries,
a horror[a] to my neighbors,
an object of dread to my acquaintances;
those who see me in the street flee from me.(A)
12 I have passed out of mind like one who is dead;
I have become like a broken vessel.(B)
13 For I hear the whispering of many—
terror all around!—
as they scheme together against me,
as they plot to take my life.(C)
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- 31.11 Cn: Heb exceedingly
Job 16:4
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4 I also could talk as you do,
if you were in my place;
I could join words together against you
and shake my head at you.(A)
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