Luke 23:35

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Summary

And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.

The people

Derided

Christ

General references

Matthew 27:41

Bible References

The people

Many bulls have surrounded me, Mighty ones of Bashan have compassed me,

And I have poured on the house of David, And on the inhabitant of Jerusalem, A spirit of grace and supplications, And they have looked unto Me whom they pierced, And they have mourned over it, Like a mourning over the only one, And they have been in bitterness for it, Like a bitterness over the first-born.

Then crucified with him are two robbers, one on the right hand, and one on the left,

And those passing by were speaking evil of him, shaking their heads, and saying, 'Ah, the thrower down of the sanctuary, and in three days the builder!

Derided

And also the Pharisees, being lovers of money, were hearing all these things, and were deriding him,

And they say one unto another, 'Lo, this man of the dreams cometh;

Sons of men! till when is my glory for shame? Ye love a vain thing, ye seek a lie. Selah.

And -- in my halting they have rejoiced, And have been gathered together, Gathered against me were the smiters, And I have not known, They have rent, and they have not ceased;

For because of Thee I have borne reproach, Shame hath covered my face.

Saying, 'God hath forsaken him, Pursue and catch him, for there is no deliverer.'

Thus said Jehovah, Redeemer of Israel, His Holy One, To the despised in soul, To the abominated of a nation, To the servant of rulers: 'Kings see, and have risen, princes, and worship, For the sake of Jehovah, who is faithful, The Holy of Israel, and He chooseth thee.'

He is despised, and left of men, A man of pains, and acquainted with sickness, And as one hiding the face from us, He is despised, and we esteemed him not.

I have been a derision to all my people, Their song all the day.

Christ

saying, 'If thou be the Christ, tell us.' And he said to them, 'If I may tell you, ye will not believe;

And I am a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.

Lo, My servant, I take hold on him, My chosen one -- My soul hath accepted, I have put My Spirit upon him, Judgment to nations he bringeth forth.

and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, 'This is My Son -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'

'Lo, My servant, whom I did choose, My beloved, in whom My soul did delight, I will put My Spirit upon him, and judgment to the nations he shall declare,

to whom coming -- a living stone -- by men, indeed, having been disapproved of, but with God choice, precious,

General references

And in like manner also the chief priests mocking, with the scribes and elders, said,