Matthew 7:6
"Give not that which is holy to the dogs, nor throw your pearls to the swine; otherwise they will trample them under their feet and then turn and attack you.
Luke 16:14
To all this the Pharisees listened, bitterly jeering at Him; for they were lovers of money.
John 8:52
"Now," exclaimed the Jews, "we know that you are possessed by a demon. Abraham died, and so did the Prophets, and yet *you* say, 'If any one shall have obeyed my teaching, he shall in no case ever taste death.'
John 9:30-34
"Why, this is marvellous!" the man replied; "you do not know where he comes from, and yet he has opened my eyes!
John 9:40
These words were heard by those of the Pharisees who were present, and they asked Him, "Are *we* also blind?"
John 10:20
Many of them said, "He is possessed by a demon and is mad. Why do you listen to him?"
Acts 13:45-46
Seeing the crowds, the Jews, filled with angry jealousy, opposed Paul's statements and abused him.
Acts 17:18
A few of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also encountered him. Some of them asked, "What has this beggarly babbler to say?" "His business," said others, "seems to be to cry up some foreign gods." This was because he had been telling the Good News of Jesus and the Resurrection.
Acts 17:32
When they heard Paul speak of a resurrection of dead men, some began to scoff. But others said, "We will hear you again on that subject."
Acts 28:25-28
Unable to agree among themselves, they at last left him, but not before Paul had spoken a parting word to them, saying, "Right well did the Holy Spirit say to your forefathers through the Prophet Isaiah:
1 Corinthians 1:21-24
For after the world by its wisdom--as God in His wisdom had ordained--had failed to gain the knowledge of God, God was pleased, by the apparent foolishness of the Message which we preach, to save those who accepted it.
1 Corinthians 4:10-13
We, for Christ's sake, are labeled as "foolish"; you, as Christians, are men of shrewd intelligence. We are mere weaklings: you are strong. You are in high repute: we are outcasts.