Psalm 69:10
New Living Translation
10 When I weep and fast,
they scoff at me.
Luke 7:33-34
New Living Translation
33 For John the Baptist didn’t spend his time eating bread or drinking wine, and you say, ‘He’s possessed by a demon.’ 34 The Son of Man,[a] on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He’s a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’
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- 7:34 “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.
Psalm 109:24-25
New Living Translation
24 My knees are weak from fasting,
and I am skin and bones.
25 I am a joke to people everywhere;
when they see me, they shake their heads in scorn.
Psalm 102:8-9
New Living Translation
8 My enemies taunt me day after day.
They mock and curse me.
9 I eat ashes for food.
My tears run down into my drink
Psalm 35:13
New Living Translation
13 Yet when they were ill, I grieved for them.
I denied myself by fasting for them,
but my prayers returned unanswered.
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