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- "But I¹ [am] a worm,ª and no¹ man;ª a reproachª of men,ª and despisedª° of the people.ª" {Psa 22:6} + "Thou¹ hast knownª° my reproach,ª and my shame,ª and my dishonour:ª mine adversariesª° [are] all¹ before¹ thee. ... Reproachª hath brokenª° my heart;ª and I am full of heaviness:ª° and I lookedª° [for some] to take pity,ª° but [there was] none;¹ and for comforters,ª° but I foundª° none.¹" {Psa 69:19-20} + "Remember,ª° Lord,ª the reproachª of thy servants;ª [how] I do bearª° in my bosomª [the reproach of] all¹ the mightyª people;ª ... Wherewith¹ thine enemiesª° have reproached,ª° O LORD;ª wherewith¹ they have reproachedª° the footstepsª of thine anointed.ª" {Psa 89:50-51} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª the Redeemerª° of Israel,ª [and] his Holy One,ª to him whom manª despiseth,ª to him whom the nationª abhorreth,ª° to a servantª of rulers,ª° Kingsª shall seeª° and arise,ª° princesª also shall worship,ª° because of¹ the LORDª that¹ is faithful,ª° [and] the Holy Oneª of Israel,ª and he shall chooseª° thee." {Isa 49:7} + "Surelyª he¹ hath borneª° our griefs,ª and carriedª° our sorrows:ª yet we¹ did esteemª° him stricken,ª° smittenª° of God,ª and afflicted.ª° ... But he¹ [was] woundedª° for our transgressions,ª¹ [he was] bruisedª° for our iniquities:ª¹ the chastisementª of our peaceª [was] upon¹ him; and with his stripesª we are healed.ª°" {Isa 53:4-5} + "Andª they that passed byª° reviledª° him,ª waggingª° their²¹ heads,ª ...ª The¹ thievesª also,²¹ which² were crucified²° with¹ him,ª cast²° the same² in his² teeth.ª°¹" {Mtt 27:39-44} + "Forª evenª Christª pleasedª° notª himself;ª but,ª asª it is written,ª° The¹ reproachesª of them that reproachedª° theeª fellª° onª me.ª" {Rom 15:3} + "Andª othersª hadª° trialª of [cruel] mockingsª andª scourgings,ª yea,ª moreoverª of bondsª andª imprisonment:ª" {Hbr 11:36} + "Let us go forthª° thereforeª untoª himª withoutª the¹ camp,ª bearingª° hisª reproach.ª" {Hbr 13:13} + "Ifª ye be reproachedª° forª the nameª of Christ,ª happyª [are ye]; forª the¹ spiritª of gloryª andª of Godª restethª° uponª you:ª on²² their partª¹ he¹ is evil spoken of,ª° butª on² your partª¹ he is glorified.ª°" {1Pe 4:14}
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