Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.

Bible References

Because

Psalm 22:6
But I am a worm and not a man,
A reproach of men and despised by the people.
Psalm 44:22
But for Your sake we are killed all day long;
We are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.
Jeremiah 15:15
You who know, O Lord,
Remember me, take notice of me,
And take vengeance for me on my persecutors.
Do not, in view of Your patience, take me away;
Know that for Your sake I endure reproach.
John 15:21
But all these things they will do to you for My name’s sake, because they do not know the One who sent Me.

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