Lord, remember how your enemies insulted you and how they insulted your appointed king wherever he went.
He sends help from heaven and saves me. He punishes those who chase me.Selah God sends me his love and truth.
I am like a stranger to my closest relatives and a foreigner to my mother’s children.
God, how much longer will the enemy make fun of you? Will they insult you forever?
Lord, you do what is right, but please do not be angry with Jerusalem, your city on your holy hill. Because of our sins and the evil things done by our ancestors, people all around insult and make fun of Jerusalem and your people.
When the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Jesus uses the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons, to force demons out of people.”
“This man said, ‘I can destroy the Temple of God and build it again in three days.’ ”
They answered, “We say you are a Samaritan and have a demon in you. Are we not right?”
The apostles left the meeting full of joy because they were given the honor of suffering disgrace for Jesus.
Sometimes you were hurt and attacked before crowds of people, and sometimes you shared with those who were being treated that way.
Some were laughed at and beaten. Others were put in chains and thrown into prison.
but answer in a gentle way and with respect. Keep a clear conscience so that those who speak evil of your good life in Christ will be made ashamed.