4 Bible Verses about Irony
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For who makes you to differ? And what do you have, that you did not receive? But, if you did receive it, why are you boasting, as if you did not receive it? Have ye already become satisfied? Did ye already become rich? Did ye reign without us? I wish, at least, that ye did reign, that we also might reign with you. For, I think, God did set forth us the apostles last, as doomed to death; because we became a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men.read more.
We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are highly esteemed; but we are without honor. Even until this present hour, we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling place; and we toil, laboring with our own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure; being defamed, we entreat; we were made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things, until now. Not as shaming you, do I write these things, but as my beloved children, admonishing you.
And Jesus, hearing it, says to them, "Those who are well need not a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners."
And they clothe Him with purple; and, having platted a crown of thorns, they put it on Him. And they began to salute Him, "Hail King of the Jews!" And they were smiting His head with a reed, and kept spitting on Him; and, bowing their knees, they were worshiping Him!
And Agrippa said to Paul, "In a small degree you are persuading me to make a Christian!"
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Irony » Instances of » The roman soldiers to jesus
And Herod with his soldiers, having set Him at naught, and having mocked Him, having thrown over Him a gorgeous robe, sent Him back to Pilate.
and, having platted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and, kneeling before Him, they mocked Him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
And they clothe Him with purple; and, having platted a crown of thorns, they put it on Him. And they began to salute Him, "Hail King of the Jews!" And they were smiting His head with a reed, and kept spitting on Him; and, bowing their knees, they were worshiping Him!
And the soldiers, having platted a crown of thorns, placed it upon his head, and put on Him a purple robe; and they kept coming to Him, and saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" And they were giving Him blows with a rod.
Irony » Instances of » The inscription of pilate above jesus
And Pilate wrote a title also, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, "JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS."
And they put over His head His accusation, "THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS."
And the inscription of His accusation was written above Him, "THE KING OF THE JEWS."
Irony » Instances of » Pilate, calling jesus "king,"
They, therefore, cried out, "Away with Him! away with Him! Crucify Him!" Pilate says to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The high priests answered, We have no king but Caesar!"
And they were smiting His head with a reed, and kept spitting on Him; and, bowing their knees, they were worshiping 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
And they send to Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that Thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one; for Thou dost not look into the face of men:
Irony » Instances of » Job to his accusers
Irony » Instances of » Michal to david
Irony » Instances of » Herod agrippa ii to paul
And Agrippa said to Paul, "In a small degree you are persuading me to make a Christian!"
Irony » Instances of » Jesus to the pharisees
And Jesus, hearing it, says to them, "Those who are well need not a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners."
