But I am (A)a worm, and no man;
(B)A reproach of men, and despised by the people.

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(A)He is despised and [a]rejected by men,
A Man of [b]sorrows and (B)acquainted with [c]grief.
And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him;
He was despised, and (C)we did not esteem Him.

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  1. Isaiah 53:3 Or forsaken
  2. Isaiah 53:3 Lit. pains
  3. Isaiah 53:3 Lit. sickness

How much less man, who is (A)a maggot,
And a son of man, who is a worm?”

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Thus says the Lord,
The Redeemer of Israel, [a]their Holy One,
(A)To Him [b]whom man despises,
To Him whom the nation abhors,
To the Servant of rulers:
(B)“Kings shall see and arise,
Princes also shall worship,
Because of the Lord who is faithful,
The Holy One of Israel;
And He has chosen You.”

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  1. Isaiah 49:7 Lit. his or its
  2. Isaiah 49:7 Lit. who is despised of soul

14 “Fear not, you (A)worm Jacob,
You men of Israel!
I will help you,” says the Lord
And your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.

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Because for Your sake I have borne reproach;
Shame has covered my face.
(A)I have become a stranger to my brothers,
And an alien to my mother’s children;
(B)Because zeal for Your house has eaten me up,
(C)And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.
10 When I wept and chastened my soul with fasting,
That became my reproach.
11 I also [a]made sackcloth my garment;
I became a byword to them.
12 Those who [b]sit in the gate speak against me,
And I am the song of the (D)drunkards.

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  1. Psalm 69:11 Symbolic of sorrow
  2. Psalm 69:12 Sit as judges

12 Therefore Jesus also, that He might [a]sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate.

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  1. Hebrews 13:12 set apart

19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a [a]winebibber, (A)a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ (B)But wisdom is justified by her [b]children.”

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  1. Matthew 11:19 wine drinker
  2. Matthew 11:19 NU works

They sing (A)the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the (B)Lamb, saying:

(C)“Great and marvelous are Your works,
Lord God Almighty!
(D)Just and true are Your ways,
O King of the [a]saints!

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  1. Revelation 15:3 NU, M nations

15 (A)And the Jews marveled, saying, “How does this Man know letters, having never studied?”

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20 (A)But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. 21 The governor answered and said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?”

They said, (B)“Barabbas!”

22 Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?”

They all said to him, “Let Him be crucified!”

23 Then the governor said, (C)“Why, what evil has He done?”

But they cried out all the more, saying, “Let Him be crucified!”

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30 (A)Let him give his cheek to the one who strikes him,
And be full of reproach.

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19 You know (A)my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor;
My adversaries are all before You.
20 Reproach has broken my heart,
And I am full of [a]heaviness;
(B)I looked for someone to take pity, but there was none;
And for (C)comforters, but I found none.

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  1. Psalm 69:20 Lit. sickness

11 (A)I am a [a]reproach among all my enemies,
But (B)especially among my neighbors,
And am repulsive to my acquaintances;
(C)Those who see me outside flee from me.

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  1. Psalm 31:11 despised thing

Before Abraham Was, I AM

48 Then the Jews answered and said to Him, “Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and (A)have a demon?”

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20 The people answered and said, (A)“You have a demon. Who is seeking to kill You?”

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24 (A)Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by [a]Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”

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  1. Matthew 12:24 NU, M Beelzebul, a Philistine deity

(A)You have [a]put away my acquaintances far from me;
You have made me an abomination to them;
(B)I am shut up, and I cannot get out;

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  1. Psalm 88:8 taken away my friends

47 Then the Pharisees answered them, “Are you also deceived? 48 Have any of the rulers or the Pharisees believed in Him? 49 But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed.”

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The Lord a Fortress in Adversity

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

31 In (A)You, O Lord, I [a]put my trust;
Let me never be ashamed;
Deliver me in Your righteousness.

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  1. Psalm 31:1 have taken refuge

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