28 occurrences in 4 translations

'Fun' in the Bible

Nevertheless, when Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian whom Hagar had borne to Abraham making fun of Isaac,

Verse ConceptsConcubinesAbraham, Testing And VictorySeeing PeopleSportsFunsarahmistress

she called the household servants. “Look,” she said to them, “my husband brought a Hebrew man to make fools of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, and I screamed as loud as I could.

Verse ConceptsSexual Union IntendedMisleading Children

Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought to us came to make a fool of me,

I'll never join their council; I'll never enter their assembly. In their anger they committed murder and lamed cattle just for fun.

Verse ConceptsIrritationParticipation, In SinAnger Of Man, CauseSelf WillEvil AssociationsObstinate IndividualsReady To KillSports

He went up from there to Bethel. As he was traveling up the road, some young boys came out of the city and made fun of him, saying, "Go on up, baldy! Go on up, baldy!"

Verse ConceptsBaldnessdisabilitiesImmaturityRoadsTownMockingWicked Children, Examples OfInfidelity To GodDisrespect For Old AgeAge DiscriminationKidsFunhumorharassment

This is what the Lord says about him: "The virgin daughter Zion despises you, she makes fun of you; Daughter Jerusalem shakes her head after you.

Verse ConceptsdaughtersVirgin

You make us quarrel with our neighbors;our enemies make fun of us.

Verse ConceptsMockery

If they say—“Come with us!Let’s set an ambush and kill someone.Let’s attack some innocent person just for fun!

Verse ConceptsGoing TogetherAmbushAttempting To KillFun

There is an outcry in the streets over wine; all cheer turns to gloom; the fun times of the earth are banished.

Verse ConceptsStreetsDark DaysAlcohol ConsumptionGetting WineLack Of Rejoicing

this is what the Lord says about him: "The virgin daughter Zion despises you -- she makes fun of you; daughter Jerusalem shakes her head after you.

Verse ConceptsVirginWord Of Godvirginity

At whom do you make fun? At whom do you {open} [your] mouth [and] {stick out} [your] tongue? [Are] you not children of transgression, offspring of deception,

Verse ConceptsMockeryNosesTongueInfidelity To GodDisdainChildren Of EvilScoffersThe TongueSportsFunrebellion

I didn't sit in the company of those who have fun, and I didn't rejoice. Because of your hand on me, I sat alone, for you filled me with indignation.

Verse ConceptsHand Of GodEvil AssociationsIsolated PersonsAngry Peoplemockerslonliness

The [people] near and the [people] far from you will make fun of you, {the unclean and the terrified}.

They make fun of kings, deriding those who rule. They laugh at all of the fortified places, constructing ramps to seize them.

Verse ConceptsLaughterScoffingAttitudes Towards KingsMaking FunSiege Moundsjoking

Twisting some thorns into a victor's crown, they placed it on his head and put a stick in his right hand. They knelt down in front of him and began making fun of him, saying, "Long live the king of the Jews!"

Verse ConceptsIndignities Suffered By ChristCrown Of ThornsFigures Of SpeechBowingCrowns, Worn ByKneelingSceptreThornsPlaitingChrist's Right HandChrist Is King Of IsraelMocking ChristSpoken Greetings

When they had finished making fun of him, they stripped him of the robe, put his own clothes back on him, and led him away to crucify him.

Verse ConceptsIndignities Suffered By ChristClothing OthersPeople Stripping PeopleMocking Christ

In the same way the high priests, along with the scribes and elders, were also making fun of him. They kept saying,

Verse ConceptsChief priestsCorrupt PriestsMocking ChristOpposition To Christ From ScribesFunpriests

And they began making fun of him. But he put them all outside and he took the child's father and mother and his own companions and went into the room where the child was.

Verse ConceptsLaughterEntering HousesChrist Driving Out PeopleChrist Going With PeopleMocking Christ

and they'll make fun of him, spit on him, whip him, and kill him. But after three days he'll be raised."

Verse ConceptsFloggingBeating JesusSalivaChrist Would Be KilledChrist Would RiseMocking Christ

When they had finished making fun of him, they stripped him of the purple robe, put his own clothes back on him, and led him away to crucify him.

Verse ConceptsPredestination, Spiritual EventsClothing OthersPeople Stripping PeoplePurple ClothesMocking ChristFun

In the same way, the high priests, along with the scribes, were also making fun of him among themselves. They kept saying, "He saved others, but can't save himself!

Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples ofChief priestsImpotence Of ChristMocking ChristOpposition To Christ From ScribesSaving OneselfThose Not Saved

And they began making fun of him, because they knew that she was dead.

Verse ConceptsLaughterDeath Of Unnamed IndividualsKnowing FactsMocking Christ

Otherwise, after he has laid the foundation and cannot finish it, all the onlookers will begin to make fun of him,

Verse ConceptsFoundations Of BuildingsUnable To Do Other ThingsFunFinishing Strongconstructionfinishing

Then the men who were holding Jesus in custody began to make fun of him while they beat him.

Verse ConceptsTortureThe Smiting Of JesusBatteryBeating JesusMocking ChristFun

Even Herod and his soldiers treated him with contempt and made fun of him. He put a magnificent robe on Jesus and sent him back to Pilate.

Verse ConceptsClothingMockeryRidicule, Objects OfSoldiersPersecution Of ChristFine ClothesMocking ChristSoldiers Treatment Of ChristFunassertiveness

The soldiers also made fun of Jesus by coming up and offering him sour wine,

Verse ConceptsMedicineMockeryWineVinegarMocking ChristDrugsgames

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