Psalm 22:7
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7 All who see me mock me;
they sneer at me; they shake their heads;(A)
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
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)
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
Psalm 44:14
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- 44.14 Heb a shaking of the head
Luke 23:35-39
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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) 36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine(B) 37 and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!” 38 There was also an inscription over him,[b] “This is the King of the Jews.”
39 One of the criminals who were hanged there kept deriding[c] him and saying, “Are you not the Messiah?[d] Save yourself and us!”(C)
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Luke 23:11
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11 Even Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him; then he put an elegant robe on him and sent him back to Pilate.(A)
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Luke 16:14
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14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all this, and they ridiculed him.(A)
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Mark 15:20
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20 After mocking him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.
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Mark 11:29-32
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29 Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. 30 Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin? Answer me.” 31 They argued with one another, “What should we say?[a] If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ 32 But shall we say, ‘Of human origin’?”—they were afraid of the crowd, for all regarded John as truly a prophet.(A)
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- 11.31 Other ancient authorities lack What should we say?
Matthew 27:29
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29 and after twisting some thorns into a crown they put it on his head. They put a reed in his right hand and knelt before him and mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”(A)
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Matthew 26:66-68
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66 What do you think?” They answered, “He deserves death.”(A) 67 Then they spat in his face and struck him, and some slapped him,(B) 68 saying, “Prophesy to us, you Messiah![a] Who is it that struck you?”
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- 26.68 Or Christ
Matthew 9:24
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24 he said, “Go away, for the girl is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him.(A)
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Isaiah 57:4
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4 Whom are you mocking?
Against whom do you open your mouth wide
and stick out your tongue?
Are you not children of transgression,
the offspring of deceit—(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)
Isaiah 37:22-23
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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)
23 “Whom have you mocked and reviled?
Against whom have you raised your voice
and haughtily lifted your eyes?
Against the Holy One of Israel!(B)
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 31:18
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18 Let the lying lips be stilled
that speak insolently against the righteous
with pride and contempt.(A)
Job 30:9-11
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9 “And now they mock me in song;
I am a byword to them.(A)
10 They abhor me; they keep aloof from me;
they do not hesitate to spit at the sight of me.(B)
11 Because God has loosed my bowstring and humbled me,
they have cast off restraint in my presence.(C)
Job 16:10
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10 They have gaped at me with their mouths;
they have struck me insolently on the cheek;
they mass themselves together against me.(A)
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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