16 Bible Verses about Reproach
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It is needful, then, for, the overseer, to be irreproachable, a husband, of one wife, sober, of sound mind, orderly, hospitable, apt in teaching,
In order that ye may become faultless and inviolate, children of God, blameless amidst a crooked and perverted generation, amongst whom ye appear as luminaries in the world,
If anyone is unaccusable, a husband of, one wife, having children that believe, who are not charged with riotous excess, nor insubordinate; For it is needful that the overseer be - unaccusable, as God's steward, not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not ready to wound, not seeking gain by base means,
Nevertheless, because thou hast greatly blasphemed Yahweh, by this thing, the very son that is born to thee, shall, die.
Then said I, Not good, is the thing which ye are doing, - ought ye not, in the fear of God, to walk, because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies?
But when they entered among the nations where they did enter, then profaned they my holy Name, - in that it was said of them The people of Yahweh, these! Yet from his land, have they come forth!
That in law dost boast, Through the transgression of the law, art thou dishonouring God?
For the name of God, because of you, is defamed among the nations, - even as it is written.
And, many, will follow out their wanton ways, - by reason of whom, the way of truth, will be defamed,
Happy, are ye, whensoever men shall hate you, and whensoever they shall separate you, and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man:
For, to this end, are we toiling and contending, because we have set our hope on a Living God, Who is Saviour of all men - specially, of such as believe.
Partly, indeed, because, both with reproaches and tribulations, ye were being made a spectacle, but, partly, because, into fellowship with them who were so involved, ye were brought; -
Accounting - as greater riches than Egypt's treasures, the reproach of the Anointed One; for he was looking away unto the recompense.
Now, therefore, let us be going forth unto him, outside the camp, his reproach bearing.
If ye are being reproached in the name of Christ, happy are ye ! Because, the Spirit, of the glory, and the Spirit of God, unto you is bringing rest.
But, abandoned men, said - How can this one save us? So they treated him with contempt, and brought him no present, - but he was as one that was deaf.
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Reproach » Suffered
If ye are being reproached in the name of Christ, happy are ye ! Because, the Spirit, of the glory, and the Spirit of God, unto you is bringing rest.
Happy, are ye, whensoever men shall hate you, and whensoever they shall separate you, and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man:
Accounting - as greater riches than Egypt's treasures, the reproach of the Anointed One; for he was looking away unto the recompense.
For, to this end, are we toiling and contending, because we have set our hope on a Living God, Who is Saviour of all men - specially, of such as believe.
Partly, indeed, because, both with reproaches and tribulations, ye were being made a spectacle, but, partly, because, into fellowship with them who were so involved, ye were brought; -
Reproach » Inconsistency in religious life brings reproach upon the cause of truth
Nevertheless, because thou hast greatly blasphemed Yahweh, by this thing, the very son that is born to thee, shall, die.
But when they entered among the nations where they did enter, then profaned they my holy Name, - in that it was said of them The people of Yahweh, these! Yet from his land, have they come forth!
And, many, will follow out their wanton ways, - by reason of whom, the way of truth, will be defamed,
Then said I, Not good, is the thing which ye are doing, - ought ye not, in the fear of God, to walk, because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies?
That in law dost boast, Through the transgression of the law, art thou dishonouring God? For the name of God, because of you, is defamed among the nations, - even as it is written.
Reproach » Who reproaches the lord
Remember this, An enemy, hath reproached Yahweh, Yea, an impious people, have reviled thy Name.
He that mocketh the poor, hath reproached his Maker, He that maketh merry at distress, shall not be held innocent.
Reproach » The reproaches of man falling on jesus Christ
For, even the Christ, not unto himself gave pleasure, but, even as it is written - The reproaches of them that we reproaching thee, fell upon me:
Save me, O God, For waters have entered as far as the life; I have sunk in deep swamp, Where there is no place to stand, I have come into abysses of waters, Where a flood hath overflowed me; I am weary with mine outcry, Parched is my throat, - Mine eyes have become dim, through waiting for my God. read more.
More than the hairs of my head, Are they who hate me without cause, - Firmer than my bones, Are they who are my foes for false cause, - What I had not plundered, then, had I to restore. O God, thou, hast known my folly, And, my wrong-doings, from thee, have not been hid. Let them not be ashamed, through me, Who have waited for thee, O My Lord, Yahweh of hosts, - Let them not be confounded, through me, Who are seeking thee, O God of Israel! Because, for thy sake, have I borne reproach, Confusion hath covered my face; One estranged, have I become, to my own brethren, Yea, an alien, to the sons of my own mother; Because, zeal for thy house, hath eaten me up, And, the reproaches of them who have reproached thee, have fallen upon me.
Reproach » Who is a son that brings reproach
He that ruineth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son causing shame and reproach.
Reproach » What is a reproach to any people
Reproach » How reproach ceases
Drive away the scoffer, that strife may depart, and quarrel, and contempt may cease.
Reproach » What comes with reproach
When the lawless man cometh in, then cometh also contempt, and, with shame, reproach.