Luke 8:53
8:53 And they began making fun
of him, because they knew
that she was dead.
Luke 23:35
23:35 The people also stood there watching, but the rulers ridiculed
him, saying, “He saved others. Let him save
himself if
he is the Christ
of God, his chosen one!”
Psalms 35:15-16
35:15 But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together;
they gathered together to ambush me.
They tore at me without stopping to rest.
35:16 When I tripped, they taunted me relentlessly,
and tried to bite me.
Psalms 119:51
119:51 Arrogant people do nothing but scoff at me.
Yet I do not turn aside from your law.
Isaiah 53:3
53:3 He was despised and rejected by people,
one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness;
people hid their faces from him;
he was despised, and we considered him insignificant.
Jeremiah 20:7-8
Jeremiah Complains about the Reaction to His Ministry
20:7 Lord, you coerced me into being a prophet,
and I allowed you to do it.
You overcame my resistance and prevailed over me.
Now I have become a constant laughingstock.
Everyone ridicules me.
20:8 For whenever I prophesy, I must cry out,
“Violence and destruction are coming!”
This message from the Lord has made me
an object of continual insults and derision.
Hebrews 11:36
11:36 And others experienced mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
Hebrews 12:2-3
12:2 keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and
has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
12:3 Think of him who endured such opposition against himself by sinners, so that you may not grow weary in your souls and give up.