4 Bible Verses about Irony
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For who distinguisheth thee? and what hast thou which thou hast not received? But if thou also hast received it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it? Now ye are full, now ye have grown rich, ye have reigned without us: and I wish indeed that you may reign, that we also might reign together with you. For I think that God hath exposed us his apostles the last as devoted unto death. For we have been made a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men.read more.
We are counted fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are mighty; ye are honourable persons, but we despised. For even to this present hour we undergo hunger and thirst and nakedness, and are buffeted about, and have no settled abode; and work hard, labouring with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it; being injuriously spoken of, we entreat; we are made as the ordures of the world, as the sweepings of all things unto this day. I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I admonish you.
And when Jesus heard it, he said unto them, They who are in strong health have no need of a physician, but they who have illness: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
And they invested him with a robe of purple, and platting a crown of thorns, put it about his head, and began to pay their salutations to him, Hail, King of the Jews! And they struck him on the head with a cane, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees payed him homage.
Then Agrippa said to Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.
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Irony » Instances of » The roman soldiers to jesus
Then Herod with his guards treated him with contempt, and in derision clothed him in a splendid robe, and sent him back to Pilate.
And platting a crown of thorns, they placed it on his head, and a cane in his right hand: and bowing the knee before him, mocked him, saying, Hail, king of the Jews!
And they invested him with a robe of purple, and platting a crown of thorns, put it about his head, and began to pay their salutations to him, Hail, King of the Jews! And they struck him on the head with a cane, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees payed him homage.
And the soldiers having platted a crown of thorns, put it on his head, and they clothed him in a purple robe, and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they gave him slaps on the face with their hands.
Irony » Instances of » The inscription of pilate above jesus
And Pilate also wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And this was the writing: JESUS THE NAZAREAN, THE KING OF THE JEWS,
And they placed over his head his accusation in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
And there was an inscription written over him in Greek, Roman, and Hebrew characters, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Irony » Instances of » Pilate, calling jesus "king,"
But they cried vociferously, Away with him, away! crucify him! Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.
And they struck him on the head with a cane, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees payed him homage.
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
And they sent to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God with veracity; and carest for no man, for thou regardest not the person of men:
Irony » Instances of » Job to his accusers
Irony » Instances of » Michal to david
Irony » Instances of » Herod agrippa ii to paul
Then Agrippa said to Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.
Irony » Instances of » Jesus to the pharisees
And when Jesus heard it, he said unto them, They who are in strong health have no need of a physician, but they who have illness: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
