Psalm 31:11

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Summary

I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.

I was

Especially

Matthew 10:21

A fear

Bible References

I was

But I am a worm, not a man; people insult me and despise me.

You know how I am insulted, humiliated and disgraced; you can see all my enemies.

Take note, O Lord, of the way your servants are taunted, and of how I must bear so many insults from people!

This is what the Lord, the protector of Israel, their Holy One, says to the one who is despised and rejected by nations, a servant of rulers: "Kings will see and rise in respect, princes will bow down, because of the faithful Lord, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen you."

But he lifted up our illnesses, he carried our pain; even though we thought he was being punished, attacked by God, and afflicted for something he had done.

Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads

For even Christ did not please himself, but just as it is written, "The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me."

And others experienced mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.

We must go out to him, then, outside the camp, bearing the abuse he experienced.

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory, who is the Spirit of God, rests on you.

Especially

Because of my condition, even my friends and acquaintances keep their distance; my neighbors stand far away.

They say, 'An awful disease overwhelms him, and now that he is bed-ridden he will never recover.'

You cause those who know me to keep their distance; you make me an appalling sight to them. I am trapped and cannot get free.

"He has put my relatives far from me; my acquaintances only turn away from me.

As a matter of fact, even your own brothers and the members of your own family have betrayed you too. Even they have plotted to do away with you. So do not trust them even when they say kind things to you.

For a son thinks his father is a fool, a daughter challenges her mother, and a daughter-in-law her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are his own servants.

"Brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against parents and have them put to death.

A fear

Their slander will bring about their demise. All who see them will shudder,

For now you have become like these streams that are no help; you see a terror, and are afraid.

But this has happened so that the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled." Then all the disciples left him and fled.

At my first defense no one appeared in my support; instead they all deserted me -- may they not be held accountable for it.