“But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to put with my sheep dogs.
I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughing
The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Ch
Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.
But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me w
From there, Elisha went up to Bethel, and as he was walking up the road, a group of boys came out of the city and jeered
and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined Him here in
Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!”
One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!”
The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent th
He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me.
But they all cried out in unison: “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!”
The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old,
the young men saw me and withdrew, and the old men rose to their feet.
They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head.
As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”