Thematic Bible: Despised


Thematic Bible



Is He not the carpenter's son? Is not His mother's name Mary, are not His brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? Verse ConceptsCraftsmenCarpentersOccupationsWork, As Ordained By GodHumility Of ChristChrist, Names ForChrist's Earthly FamilyWho He Might BeMothers And Sonsnegativity


And the passers-by kept hissing at Him, shaking their heads and saying, "Aha! You are the man who would tear down the temple and build another in three days! Now save yourself by coming down from the cross."


Many of them said, "He is under the power of a demon and is going crazy. Why are you listening to Him?" Verse ConceptsHealthPrejudiceLunaticsAccused Of Being DemonisedReckoned InsaneThe DevilDemonic Influence









you cling to what men hand down. You are fine teachers to cancel what God commanded, in order to keep what men have handed down! Verse ConceptsCommands, in NT

Stop treating the messages of prophecy with contempt, Verse ConceptsIrreverenceProphecyProphecies concerningexams









The Pharisee stood and said this self-centered prayer, 'O God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of men, robbers, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax-collector. Verse ConceptsExtortion, Examples OfAttitudes, in prayerHypocrisy, Description OfPrejudiceStandingStatusTax CollectorsHypocrites, Description OfSelf DelusionEvildoersNot Like PeopleAvoid AdulteryWe Thank GodConfession of sin



It is impossible for the world to hate you; it is I whom it hates, because I continue to testify that its works are wicked. Verse ConceptsHatredPersecution, Forms OfSatan, Kingdom OfSuffering, Of Jesus ChristThe Witness Of ChristAll NationsHating GodNot HatingUnable To Do Other ThingsWorld Opposed To God











As they continued to listen to this address, they were becoming infuriated and began to grind their teeth at him. Verse ConceptsGesturesEmotions, Kinds OfBitingGrudgesSanhedrinSpiteTeethAnger, Sinful ExamplesApostasy, CauseGnashing Of TeethUnnamed People Angry With Others

When they heard this, they were furious, and wanted to kill them. Verse ConceptsAngry With ChristAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleWork Ethic

Then all the people in the synagogue, on hearing these things, were filled with fury, and they rose up and drove Him out of town and took Him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, to hurl Him down the cliff.

For John kept saying to Herod, "It is not right for you to be living with your brother's wife." So Herodias had it in for him and wanted to have him killed. But she could not have it done,








what the world calls of low degree, yea, what it counts as nothing and what it thinks does not exist, God chose to put a stop to what it thinks exists, Verse ConceptsChosen InstrumentsHumilityArrogant ExistenceChosen DisciplesOther Unimportant PeopleimportanceJustification Excluding Boasting

When we are slandered by them, we try to conciliate them. To this very hour we have been made the filth of the world, the scum of the universe! Verse ConceptsAfflicted Saints, Examples OfBackbitingdirtGrace, In Human RelationshipsKindnessPersecution, Forms OfSlanderSpeech, Positive Aspects OfDuties To EnemiesDefamationUseless Peoplerumors









you cling to what men hand down. You are fine teachers to cancel what God commanded, in order to keep what men have handed down! Verse ConceptsCommands, in NT


















and so you set aside what God has said by what you have handed down. You have many other practices like these." Verse ConceptsAdding to the BibleRejection Of GodRejection Of God's WordWord Of GodRejecting God's WordThe Word Of Godculture