Luke 23:35

New International Reader's Version

The people stood there watching. The rulers even made fun of Jesus. They said, “He saved others. Let him save himself if he is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.”

Cross References

Psalm 22:17

Everyone can see all my bones right through my skin. People stare at me. They laugh when I suffer.

Psalm 35:15

But when I tripped and fell, they were all very happy. Attackers gathered against me when I didn’t even know it. They kept on telling lies about me.

Psalm 4:2

How long will you people turn my glory into shame? How long will you love what will certainly fail you? How long will you pray to statues of gods?

Psalm 69:26

They attack those you have wounded. They talk about the pain of those you have hurt.

Psalm 71:11

They say, “God has deserted him. Go after him and grab him. No one will save him.”

Isaiah 42:1

“Here is my servant. I take good care of him. I have chosen him. I am very pleased with him. I will put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.

Isaiah 49:7

The Lord sets his people free. He is the Holy One of Israel. He speaks to his servant, who is looked down on and hated by the nations. He speaks to the servant of rulers. He says to him, “Kings will see you and stand up to honor you. Princes will see you and bow down to show you their respect. I am the Lord. I am faithful. I am the Holy One of Israel. I have chosen you.”

Isaiah 53:3

People looked down on him. They didn’t accept him. He knew all about pain and suffering. He was like someone people turn their faces away from. We looked down on him. We didn’t have any respect for him.

Lamentations 3:14

My people laugh at me all the time. They sing and make fun of me all day long.

Zechariah 12:10

“I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on David’s family line. I will also send it on those who live in Jerusalem. They will look to me. I am the one they have pierced. They will mourn over me as someone mourns over an only child who has died. They will be full of sorrow over me. Their sorrow will be just like someone’s sorrow over an oldest son.

Matthew 12:18

“Here is my servant. I have chosen him. He is the one I love. I am very pleased with him. I will put my Spirit on him. He will announce to the nations that everything will be made right.

Matthew 3:17

A voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, and I love him. I am very pleased with him.”

Luke 16:14

The Pharisees loved money. They heard all that Jesus said and made fun of him.

Luke 23:13

Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers and the people.

Luke 23:39

One of the criminals hanging there made fun of Jesus. He said, “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself! Save us!”

1 Peter 2:4

Christ is the living Stone. People did not accept him, but God chose him. God places the highest value on him.