Psalm 22:6
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6 But I am a worm and not human,
scorned by others and despised by the people.(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)
Job 25:6
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6 how much less a mortal, who is a maggot,
and a human being, who is a worm!”(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)
Isaiah 41:14
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14 Do not fear, you worm Jacob,
you maggot[a] Israel!
I will help you, says the Lord;
your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.(A)
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- 41.14 Cn: Heb men 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
Hebrews 13:12
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12 Therefore Jesus also suffered outside the city gate in order to sanctify the people by his own blood.(A)
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Matthew 11:19
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19 the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”[a](A)
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- 11.19 Other ancient authorities read children
Revelation 15:3
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3 And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb:
“Great and amazing are your deeds,
Lord God the Almighty!
Just and true are your ways,
King of the nations
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- 15.3 Other ancient authorities read the ages
John 7:15
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15 The Jews were astonished at it, saying, “How does this man have such learning, when he has never been taught?”(A)
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Matthew 27:20-23
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20 Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed.(A) 21 The governor again said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.” 22 Pilate said to them, “Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?”[a] All of them said, “Let him be crucified!” 23 Then he asked, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Let him be crucified!”
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- 27.22 Or the Christ
Lamentations 3:30
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30 to give one’s cheek to the smiter
and be filled with insults.(A)
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)
Psalm 31:11
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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)
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- 31.11 Cn: Heb exceedingly
John 8:48
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48 The Jews answered him, “Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?”(A)
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John 7:20
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20 The crowd answered, “You have a demon! Who is trying to kill you?”(A)
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Matthew 12:24
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24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons, that this man casts out the demons.”(A)
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Psalm 88:8
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8 You have caused my companions to shun me;
you have made me a thing of horror to them.
I am shut in so that I cannot escape;(A)
John 7:47-49
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47 Then the Pharisees replied, “Surely you have not been deceived, too, have you? 48 Has any one of the authorities or of the Pharisees believed in him?(A) 49 But this crowd, which does not know the law, they are accursed.”
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Psalm 31:1
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Psalm 31
Prayer and Praise for Deliverance from Enemies
To the leader. A Psalm of David.
1 In you, O Lord, I seek refuge;
do not let me ever be put to shame;
in your righteousness deliver me.(A)
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