Psalm 119:51
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51 The proud have me in great derision,
Yet I do not turn aside from Your law.
Jeremiah 20:7
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Jeremiah’s Unpopular Ministry
7 O Lord, You [a]induced me, and I was persuaded;
(A)You are stronger than I, and have prevailed.
(B)I am [b]in derision daily;
Everyone mocks me.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 20:7 enticed or persuaded
- Jeremiah 20:7 Lit. a laughingstock all the day
Job 23:11
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11 (A)My foot has held fast to His steps;
I have kept His way and not turned aside.
Psalm 119:157
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157 Many are my persecutors and my enemies,
Yet I do not (A)turn from Your testimonies.
Psalm 44:18
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18 Our heart has not turned back,
(A)Nor have our steps departed from Your way;
Hebrews 12:1-3
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The Race of Faith
12 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, (A)let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and (B)let us run (C)with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the [a]author and [b]finisher of our faith, (D)who for the joy that was set before Him (E)endured the cross, despising the shame, and (F)has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
The Discipline of God(G)
3 (H)For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, (I)lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls.
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- Hebrews 12:2 originator
- Hebrews 12:2 perfecter
Acts 20:23-24
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23 except that (A)the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. 24 [a]But (B)none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, (C)so that I may finish my [b]race with joy, (D)and the ministry (E)which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
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- Acts 20:24 NU But I do not count my life of any value or dear to myself
- Acts 20:24 course
Luke 23:35
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35 And (A)the people stood looking on. But even the (B)rulers with them sneered, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ, the chosen of God.”
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Luke 16:14-15
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The Law, the Prophets, and the Kingdom
14 Now the Pharisees, (A)who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they [a]derided Him. 15 And He said to them, “You are those who (B)justify yourselves (C)before men, but (D)God knows your hearts. For (E)what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
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- Luke 16:14 Lit. turned up their nose at
Isaiah 42:4
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4 He will not fail nor be discouraged,
Till He has established justice in the earth;
(A)And the coastlands shall wait for His law.”
Isaiah 38:3
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3 and said, (A)“Remember now, O Lord, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a [a]loyal heart, and have done what is good in Your (B)sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
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- Isaiah 38:3 whole or peaceful
Psalm 123:3-4
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3 Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us!
For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
4 Our soul is exceedingly filled
With the scorn of those who are at ease,
With the contempt of the proud.
Psalm 119:69
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Footnotes
- Psalm 119:69 Lit. smeared me with a lie
Psalm 119:31
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31 I cling to Your testimonies;
O Lord, do not put me to shame!
Psalm 119:21
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21 You rebuke the proud—the cursed,
Who stray from Your commandments.
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