Jeremiah 20:7

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Summary

O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.

Thou art

1 Corinthians 9:6

I am

Bible References

Thou art

Or, are Barnabas and I the only ones who must have a [secular] job for our living?

I am

Then the Pharisees, who loved money, heard these things and sneered at Jesus.

Now the men who were holding Jesus [in custody] began mocking Him and beating Him.

Then Herod and his soldiers treated Jesus with contempt and mocked Him. They dressed Him in a luxurious robe and then sent Him back to Pilate.

Also certain Epicurean and Stoic philosophers approached him for discussion. Some asked, "What will this know-it-all have to say?" Others said, "He seems to be advocating [a belief in] some different gods." [They said this] because he was proclaiming Jesus and the resurrection [of the dead].

For I think that God has displayed us apostles last in line, as men doomed to die. [Note: The picture here is that of gladiators in the arena]. We are being stared at [i.e., as performers on a theater stage] for the whole world to see, both angels and people.

And [still] others experienced mockings and floggings, and were even chained up and put in prison.