17 Bible Verses about Mockery

But others were saying with jeer, "These men are full of sweet wine."

But on hearing of the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock; but others said, "We will hear you again on that subject."

As Paul thus made his defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice. "Paul, you are raving mad; your great learning is driving you mad."

When Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem, he took the Twelve aside by themselves, and as they went he said to them. "Look! We are on the way up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the scribes. They will condemn him to death, "and hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified; and on the third day he will rise from the grave."

They were still on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus led the way; and they were amazed, and some, although they followed, were afraid. Then once more he took the Twelve, and began to tell them what was about to befall him. "See," said he, "we are going up to Jerusalem and the Son of man will be betrayed to the high priests and the Scribes. They will condemn him to death, and will hand him over to the Gentiles, who will mock him, spit upon him, flog him, and put him to death; and after three days he will rise again."

Then he took the twelve aside and told them. "See, we are on our way to Jerusalem, and all prophets regarding the son of Man will be fulfilled. "He will be betrayed to the Gentiles, and be mocked, and shamefully treated, and spit upon; "and they will scourge and kill him; and the third day he will rise again."

Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and some struck him with the palms of their hands, and cried. "Prophesy to us, you Christ! Who is it who struck you?"

Then they all condemn him to be worthy of death. Some began to spit on him, and to blindfold him while striking him and saying, "Prophesy." The officers, too, received him into custody with blows.

Meanwhile the men who were holding Jesus in custody kept mocking and striking him. They would blindfold him and ask him. "Prophesy! Tell who struck you!" And they said many other insulting things against him.

Then Herod and his soldiers set him at naught, and mocked him, and throwing about him a gorgeous robe, sent him back to Pilate.

Then the soldiers of the Governor took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered all the battalion together. They stripped him and put on him a scarlet robe. And they twisted a thorny crown for him, and put it on his head, and placed a reed in his right hand. Then they knelt before him, in mockery, crying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"read more.
And they spit upon him, and took the reed and struck him on the head, again and again. At last, when they had finished their mocking, they took the robe off, and put his own garments on him, and led him away to crucify him.

The soldiers then led him away into the courtyard (Praetorium), and called together the whole battalion. They clothed Jesus in purple, and plaited a crown of thorns, and placed it on his head. Then they began to salute him. "Hail, King of the Jews," they said.read more.
They kept striking him on the head with a rod, and spitting upon him; and on bended knee they did him homage. And after their sport with him, they stripped off the purple robe, and put on his own clothes, and led him out to crucify him.

In like manner the chief priests, too, with the Scribes and elders, kept taunting him. "He saved other," they said, "himself he cannot save. He, the King of Israel! Let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe on him! He put his trust in God. let Him deliver him now, if He cares for him. For he said, 'I am the Son of God!'"read more.
In the same way the robbers also who were being crucified with him, dept reviling him.

In the same way the high priests also, as well as the Scribes, kept on mocking him to themselves. "He saved others," they said, "but himself he cannot save. The Christ! The King of Israel! Let him now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe." They also who had been crucified with Jesus kept reviling him.

and the people stood looking on. Even the rulers repeatedly taunted him, saying, "He saved others, let him save himself, if this fellow is indeed the Christ of God, His Chosen One!"

Even the soldiers made sport of him by coming up and offering him sour wine,

Be not deceived. God is not mocked. Whatever a man sows, that will he also reap.