4 Bible Verses about Irony
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For who sees anything special in you? And what have you got that you have not been given? But if it has been given you, why do you boast as though it had not been? Are you satisfied already? Have you become rich already? Have you entered your kingdom without waiting for us? I wish you had entered it, so that we might share it with you! For it seems to me, God has exhibited us apostles at the very end of the procession, like the men condemned to die in the arena. For we have become a spectacle to the whole universe, angels as well as men.read more.
We are made fools of, for the sake of Christ, while you are men of sense, through being united with him. We are weak, you are strong. You are distinguished, we are despised. To this day we have gone hungry, thirsty, and ill-clad; we have had rough usage, we have had no home, we have worked with our hands for a living. When people abuse us, we bless them, when they persecute us, we put up with it, when they slander us, we try to conciliate them. We have come to be like the scum of the earth, the dregs of the world, and we are so now. I do not write this to you to make you ashamed, but for your instruction as my dear children.
Jesus heard it, and said to them, "It is not well people but the sick who have to have the doctor. I did not come to invite the pious but the irreligious."
And they dressed him up in a purple cloak, and made a wreath of thorns and crowned him with it, and they began to acclaim him, "Long live the king of the Jews!" And they struck him on the head with a stick and spat at him, and they knelt down and did homage to him.
"You are in a hurry to persuade me and make a Christian of me!" Agrippa said to Paul.
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Irony » Instances of » The roman soldiers to jesus
And Herod and his guards made light of him and ridiculed him, and they put a gorgeous robe on him and sent him back to Pilate.
and made a wreath of thorns and put it on his head, and they put a stick in his hand, and knelt down before him in mockery, saying, "Long live the king of the Jews!"
And they dressed him up in a purple cloak, and made a wreath of thorns and crowned him with it, and they began to acclaim him, "Long live the king of the Jews!" And they struck him on the head with a stick and spat at him, and they knelt down and did homage to him.
And the soldiers made a wreath out of thorns and put it on his head, and put a purple coat on him, and they marched up to him, saying, "Long live the king of the Jews!" each one giving him a blow.
Irony » Instances of » The inscription of pilate above jesus
Pilate had written a placard and had it put on the cross; it read "Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews."
They put above his head the charge against him, which read, "This is Jesus, the king of the Jews."
Irony » Instances of » Pilate, calling jesus "king,"
At that they shouted, "Kill him! Kill him! Have him crucified!" Pilate said to them, "Am I to crucify your king?" The high priests answered, "We have no king but the emperor!"
And they struck him on the head with a stick and spat at him, and they knelt down and did homage to him.
Irony » Instances of » Ezekiel to the prince of tyre
Irony » Instances of » Elijah to the priests of baal
Irony » Instances of » Micaiah
Irony » Instances of » The pharisees and the herodians to jesus
So they sent their disciples to him with the Herodians, to say to him, "Master, we know that you tell the truth, and teach the way of God with sincerity, regardless of the consequences, for you are impartial.
Irony » Instances of » Job to his accusers
Irony » Instances of » Michal to david
Irony » Instances of » Herod agrippa ii to paul
"You are in a hurry to persuade me and make a Christian of me!" Agrippa said to Paul.
Irony » Instances of » Jesus to the pharisees
Jesus heard it, and said to them, "It is not well people but the sick who have to have the doctor. I did not come to invite the pious but the irreligious."
