His answer was, "Elijah is indeed coming first in order to get everything ready. Yet why do the Scriptures say that the Son of Man will suffer much and be rejected?

who will make fun of him, spit on him, whip him, and kill him; but three days later he will rise to life."

Some of them began to spit on Jesus, and they blindfolded him and hit him. "Guess who hit you!" they said. And the guards took him and slapped him.

If God looks at you closely, will he find anything good? Do you think you can fool God the way you fool others?

A worthless bunch of nameless nobodies! They were driven out of the land.

They treat me with disgust; they think they are too good for me, and even come and spit in my face.

This mob attacks me head-on; they send me running; they prepare their final assault.

But I am no longer a human being; I am a worm, despised and scorned by everyone!

All who see me make fun of me; they stick out their tongues and shake their heads.

But when I was in trouble, they were all glad and gathered around to make fun of me; strangers beat me and kept striking me.

How much longer, Lord, will you just look on? Rescue me from their attacks; save my life from these lions!

They talk about me in the streets, and drunkards make up songs about me.

You know how I am insulted, how I am disgraced and dishonored; you see all my enemies.

Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I had hoped for sympathy, but there was none; for comfort, but I found none.

Israel's holy God and savior says to the one who is deeply despised, who is hated by the nations and is the servant of rulers: "Kings will see you released and will rise to show their respect; princes also will see it, and they will bow low to honor you." This will happen because the LORD has chosen his servant; the holy God of Israel keeps his promises.

I bared my back to those who beat me. I did not stop them when they insulted me, when they pulled out the hairs of my beard and spit in my face.

Many people were shocked when they saw him; he was so disfigured that he hardly looked human.

We despised him and rejected him; he endured suffering and pain. No one would even look at him--- we ignored him as if he were nothing.

But because of our sins he was wounded, beaten because of the evil we did. We are healed by the punishment he suffered, made whole by the blows he received.

People of Jerusalem, gather your forces! We are besieged! They are attacking the leader of Israel!

"Listen," he told them, "we are going up to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the teachers of the Law. They will condemn him to death

and then hand him over to the Gentiles, who will make fun of him, whip him, and crucify him; but three days later he will be raised to life."

He will be handed over to the Gentiles, who will make fun of him, insult him, and spit on him.

They will whip him and kill him, but three days later he will rise to life."

The men who were guarding Jesus made fun of him and beat him.

Herod and his soldiers made fun of Jesus and treated him with contempt; then they put a fine robe on him and sent him back to Pilate.

The soldiers also made fun of him: they came up to him and offered him cheap wine,

Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, on whom our faith depends from beginning to end. He did not give up because of the cross! On the contrary, because of the joy that was waiting for him, he thought nothing of the disgrace of dying on the cross, and he is now seated at the right side of God's throne.

Think of what he went through; how he put up with so much hatred from sinners! So do not let yourselves become discouraged and give up.

Let us, then, go to him outside the camp and share his shame.

When the servant of Abraham heard this, he bowed down and worshiped the LORD.

They answered, "Your humble servant, our father, is still alive and well." And they knelt and bowed down before him.

Yet I will leave seven thousand people alive in Israel---all those who are loyal to me and have not bowed to Baal or kissed his idol."

The king ordered all the officials in his service to show their respect for Haman by kneeling and bowing to him. They all did so, except for Mordecai, who refused to do it.

day after day they urged him to give in, but he would not listen to them. "I am a Jew," he explained, "and I cannot bow to Haman." So they told Haman about this, wondering if he would tolerate Mordecai's conduct.

My promise is true, and it will not be changed. I solemnly promise by all that I am: Everyone will come and kneel before me and vow to be loyal to me.

What answer did God give him? "I have kept for myself seven thousand men who have not worshiped the false god Baal."

You then, who eat only vegetables---why do you pass judgment on others? And you who eat anything---why do you despise other believers? All of us will stand before God to be judged by him.

For the scripture says, "As surely as I am the living God, says the Lord, everyone will kneel before me, and everyone will confess that I am God."

And so, in honor of the name of Jesus all beings in heaven, on earth, and in the world below will fall on their knees,