Luke 23:35

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Luke 23:33–37 · Berean Standard Bible

33 When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.

34 Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.

35 The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”

36 The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine.

37 “If You are the King of the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!”

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Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.

Psalms 22:13

They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.

Psalms 22:17

I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.

Zechariah 12:10

Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.

Matthew 27:38

Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right hand and the other on His left.

Matthew 27:39

And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads

Matthew 27:40

and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”

Matthew 27:41

In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying,

Matthew 27:42

“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.

Matthew 27:43

He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”

Mark 15:29

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Mark 15:30

come down from the cross and save Yourself!”

Mark 15:31

In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself!

Mark 15:32

Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him.

Luke 16:14

The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.

Genesis 37:19

“Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another.

Genesis 37:20

“Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”

Psalms 4:2

How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies ? Selah

Psalms 35:15

But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.

Psalms 35:19

Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.

Psalms 35:20

For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.

Psalms 35:21

They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”

Psalms 35:22

O LORD, You have seen it; be not silent. O Lord, be not far from me.

Psalms 35:23

Awake and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!

Psalms 35:24

Vindicate me by Your righteousness, O LORD my God, and do not let them gloat over me.

Psalms 35:25

Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up!”

Psalms 69:7

For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face.

Psalms 69:8

I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,

Psalms 69:9

because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

Psalms 69:10

I wept and fasted, but it brought me reproach.

Psalms 69:11

I made sackcloth my clothing, and I was sport to them.

Psalms 69:12

Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.

Psalms 69:26

For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded.

Psalms 71:11

saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”

Isaiah 49:7

Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”

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He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.

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I am a laughingstock to all my people; they mock me in song all day long.

Luke 22:67

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Luke 22:68

And if I ask you a question, you will not answer.

Luke 22:69

But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”

Luke 22:70

So they all asked, “Are You then the Son of God?” He replied, “You say that I am.”

Psalms 22:6

But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.

Psalms 22:7

All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:

Psalms 22:8

“He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”

Isaiah 42:1

“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.

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And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”

Matthew 12:18

“Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.

1 Peter 2:4

As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,