4 Bible Verses about Irony
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For who makes any one of you superior to others? And what have you that was not given you? But if you received it as a gift, why do you boast as if you had not? Are you all so soon satisfied? Are you so soon rich? Have you begun to reign without us? Would indeed that you had, so that we also might reign with you! For, as it seems to me, God has exhibited us, the Apostles, last of all, as men doomed to death. We are made a spectacle to the universe, both to angels and to men!read more.
We, for Christ's sake, are 'fools,' but you, by your union with Christ, are men of discernment. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are despised. To this very hour we go hungry, thirsty, and naked; we are beaten; we are homeless; We work hard, toiling with our own hands. We meet abuse with blessings, we meet persecution with endurance, We meet slander with gentle appeals. We have been treated as the scum of the earth, the vilest of the vile, to this very hour. It is with no wish to shame you that I am writing like this; but to warn you as my own dear children.
Hearing this, Jesus said: "It is not those who are in health that need a doctor, but those who are ill. I did not come to call the religious, but the outcast."
They dressed him in a purple robe, and, having twisted a crown of thorns, put it on him, And then began to salute him. "Long life to you, King of the Jews!" they said. And they kept striking him on the head with a rod, spitting at him, and bowing to the ground before him--going down on their knees;
But Agrippa said to Paul: "You are soon trying to make a Christian of me!"
From Thematic Bible
Irony » Instances of » The roman soldiers to jesus
And Herod, with his soldiers, treated Jesus with scorn; he mocked him by throwing a gorgeous robe round him, and then sent him back to Pilate.
And having twisted some thorns into a crown, put it on his head, and a rod in his right hand, and then, going down on their knees before him, they mocked him. "Long life to you, King of the Jews!" they said.
They dressed him in a purple robe, and, having twisted a crown of thorns, put it on him, And then began to salute him. "Long life to you, King of the Jews!" they said. And they kept striking him on the head with a rod, spitting at him, and bowing to the ground before him--going down on their knees;
The soldiers made a crown with some thorns and put it on his head and threw a purple robe round him. They kept coming up to him and saying: "Long live the King of the Jews!" and they gave him blow after blow with their hands.
Irony » Instances of » The inscription of pilate above jesus
Pilate also had these words written and put up over the cross--'JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.'
Above his head they fixed the accusation against him written out--'THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.'
The words of the charge against him, written up over his head, ran thus--'THE KING OF THE JEWS.'
Irony » Instances of » Pilate, calling jesus "king,"
At that the people shouted: "Kill him! Kill him! Crucify him!" "What! shall I crucify your King?" exclaimed Pilate. "We have no King but the Emperor," replied the Chief Priests;
And they kept striking him on the head with a rod, spitting at him, and bowing to the ground before him--going down on their knees;
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
They sent their disciples, with the Herodians, to say to him: "Teacher, we know that you are an honest man, and that you teach the way of God honestly, and are not afraid of any one; for you pay no regard to a man's position.
Irony » Instances of » Job to his accusers
Irony » Instances of » Michal to david
Irony » Instances of » Herod agrippa ii to paul
But Agrippa said to Paul: "You are soon trying to make a Christian of me!"
Irony » Instances of » Jesus to the pharisees
Hearing this, Jesus said: "It is not those who are in health that need a doctor, but those who are ill. I did not come to call the religious, but the outcast."
