Matthew 27:41

Bible in Basic English (1941)

In the same way, the chief priests, making sport of him, with the scribes and those in authority, said,

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  • Job 13:9 : 9 Will it be good for you to be searched out by him, or have you the thought that he may be guided into error like a man?
  • Ps 22:12-13 : 12 A great herd of oxen is round me: I am shut in by the strong oxen of Bashan. 13 I saw their mouths wide open, like lions crying after food.
  • Ps 35:26 : 26 Let all those who take pleasure in my troubles be shamed and come to nothing: let those who are lifted up against me be covered with shame and have no honour.
  • Isa 28:22 : 22 And now, take care that you do not make sport of him, or your bands will be made strong; for I have had word from the Lord, the Lord of armies, of an end, of a complete end, which is to come on all the land.
  • Isa 49:7 : 7 The Lord who takes up Israel's cause, even his Holy One, says to him whom men make sport of, who is hated by the nations, a servant of rulers: Kings will see and get up from their places, and chiefs will give worship: because of the Lord who keeps faith; even the Holy One of Israel who has taken you for himself.
  • Zech 11:8 : 8 And in one month I put an end to the three keepers of the flock; for my soul was tired of them, and their souls were disgusted with me.
  • Mark 15:31-32 : 31 In the same way the chief priests, laughing at him among themselves with the scribes, said, A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself. 32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and have belief. And those who were put on crosses with him said evil things against him.
  • Luke 18:32 : 32 For he will be given up to the Gentiles, and will be made sport of and put to shame:
  • Luke 22:52 : 52 And Jesus said to the chief priests and the captains of the Temple and the rulers, who had come against him, Have you come out as against a thief, with swords and sticks?
  • Luke 23:35 : 35 And the people were looking on. And the rulers made sport of him, saying, He was a saviour of others; let him do something for himself, if he is the Christ, the man of God's selection.

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    29 And those who went by made sport of him, shaking their heads, and saying, Ha! you who give the Temple to destruction, and put it up again in three days,

    30 Keep yourself from death, and come down from the cross.

    31 In the same way the chief priests, laughing at him among themselves with the scribes, said, A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself.

    32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and have belief. And those who were put on crosses with him said evil things against him.

  • Matt 27:39-40
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    39 And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying,

    40 You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.

  • Luke 23:35-39
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    35 And the people were looking on. And the rulers made sport of him, saying, He was a saviour of others; let him do something for himself, if he is the Christ, the man of God's selection.

    36 And the men of the army made sport of him, coming to him and giving him bitter wine,

    37 And saying, If you are the King of the Jews, get yourself free.

    38 And these words were put in writing over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

    39 And one of the evil-doers on the cross, with bitter feeling, said to him, Are you not the Christ? Get yourself and us out of this.

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    42 A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will have faith in him.

    43 He put his faith in God; let God be his saviour now, if he will have him; for he said, I am the Son of God.

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  • Matt 27:29-31
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    29 And they made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and put a rod in his right hand, and they went down on their knees before him, and made sport of him, saying, Long life to the King of the Jews.

    30 And they put shame on him, and gave him blows on the head with the rod.

    31 And when they had made sport of him, they took the robe off him, and put his clothing on him, and took him away to put him on the cross.

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    65 And they said a number of other evil things against him.

    66 And when it was day, the rulers of the people came together, with the chief priests and the scribes, and they took him before their Sanhedrin, saying,

  • Luke 23:10-11
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    10 And the chief priests and the scribes were there, making statements against him violently.

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  • Mark 15:19-20
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    19 And they gave him blows on the head with a stick and put shame on him and, going down on their knees, gave him worship.

    20 And when they had made sport of him, they took the purple robe off him and put his clothing on him. And they took him out to put him to death on the cross.

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    4 And those who were near said, Do you say such words against God's high priest?

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    21 Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Do not put, The King of the Jews, but, He said, I am the King of the Jews.

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    20 Now the chief priests and those in authority got the people to make request for Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death.

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    7 I am laughed at by all those who see me: pushing out their lips and shaking their heads they say,

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    49 And the rest said, Let him be; let us see if Elijah will come to his help.

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    36 And they were seated there watching him.

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    47 And some of those who were near by, hearing it, said, This man is crying to Elijah.

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    23 But they went on crying out loudly, Let him be put to death on the cross. And they had their way.

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    35 And some of those who were near, hearing it, said, See, he is crying to Elijah.

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    21 But crying out they said, To the cross with him!

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    22 Pilate says to them, What, then, am I to do with Jesus, who is named Christ? They all say, Let him be put to death on the cross.

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    61 But later there came two who said, This man said, I am able to give the Temple of God to destruction, and to put it up again in three days.

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    26 And the statement of his crime was put in writing on the cross, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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