the people.

Psalm 22:12, 13, 17
Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me. . . .

Zechariah 12:10
Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the residents of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns an only child, and weep bitterly for Him as one grieves a firstborn son.

Matthew 27:38-43
Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right hand and the other on His left. . . .

Mark 15:29-32
Those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, "Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, . . .

derided.

Luke 16:14
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.

Genesis 37:19, 20
"Here comes that dreamer!" they said to one another. . . .

Psalm 4:2
How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah

Psalm 35:15, 19-25
But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing. . . .

Psalm 69:7-12, 26
For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face. . . .

Psalm 71:11
saying, "God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him."

Isaiah 49:7
Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the servant of rulers: "Kings will see you and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you."

Isaiah 53:3
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.

Lamentations 3:14
I am a laughingstock to all my people; they mock me in song all day long.

Christ.

Luke 22:67-70
"If You are the Christ, tell us." Jesus answered, "If I tell you, you will not believe. . . .

Psalm 22:6-8
But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people. . . .

Isaiah 42:1
Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.

Matthew 3:17
And a voice from heaven said, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!"

Matthew 12:18
"Here is My servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.

1 Peter 2:4
As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men, but chosen and precious in God's sight,