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Mark 15:19–21

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And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
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From verse 19

  1. Mark 14:65Rank 1 from verse 19
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    65And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.

  2. Isaiah 53:3–5Rank 2 from verse 19
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    3He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

    4¶ Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

    5But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

  3. 1 Kings 19:18Rank 3 from verse 19
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    18Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.

  4. Esther 3:2–5Rank 4 from verse 19
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    2And all the king’s servants, that were in the king’s gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.

    3Then the king’s servants, which were in the king’s gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king’s commandment?

    4Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai’s matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew.

    5And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.

  5. Genesis 24:52Rank 5 from verse 19
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    52And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the Lord, bowing himself to the earth.

  6. Genesis 43:28Rank 6 from verse 19
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    28And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.

  7. Hebrews 12:2–3Rank 7 from verse 19
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    2Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

    3For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

  8. Hebrews 13:13Rank 8 from verse 19
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    13Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.

  9. Isaiah 45:23Rank 9 from verse 19
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    23I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

  10. Isaiah 49:7Rank 10 from verse 19
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    7Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.

  11. Isaiah 50:6Rank 11 from verse 19
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    6I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

  12. Isaiah 52:14Rank 12 from verse 19
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    14As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:

  13. Job 13:9Rank 13 from verse 19
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    9Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him?

  14. Job 30:8–12Rank 14 from verse 19
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    8They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth.

    9And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword.

    10They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.

    11Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me.

    12Upon my right hand rise the youth; they push away my feet, and they raise up against me the ways of their destruction.

  15. Luke 18:32–33Rank 15 from verse 19
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    32For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on:

    33And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.

  16. Luke 22:63Rank 16 from verse 19
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    63¶ And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.

  17. Luke 23:11Rank 17 from verse 19
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    11And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.

  18. Luke 23:36Rank 18 from verse 19
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    36And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,

  19. Mark 10:34Rank 19 from verse 19
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    34And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.

  20. Mark 9:12Rank 20 from verse 19
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    12And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.

  21. Matthew 20:18–19Rank 21 from verse 19
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    18Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,

    19And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.

  22. Micah 5:1Rank 22 from verse 19
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    1NOW gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.

  23. Philippians 2:10Rank 23 from verse 19
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    10That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

  24. Psalms 22:6–7Rank 24 from verse 19
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    6But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

    7All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

  25. Psalms 35:15–17Rank 25 from verse 19
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    15But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

    16With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

    17Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

  26. Psalms 69:12Rank 26 from verse 19
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    12They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

  27. Psalms 69:19–20Rank 27 from verse 19
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    19Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.

    20Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.

  28. Romans 11:4Rank 28 from verse 19
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    4But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.

  29. Romans 14:10–11Rank 29 from verse 19
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    10But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

    11For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

From verse 20

  1. John 19:16Rank 1 from verse 20
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    16Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.

  2. Matthew 27:31Rank 2 from verse 20
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    31And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.

From verse 21

  1. Luke 23:26Rank 1 from verse 21
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    26And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.

  2. Matthew 27:32Rank 2 from verse 21
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    32And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.

  3. Romans 16:13Rank 3 from verse 21
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    13Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.

  4. Acts 11:20Rank 4 from verse 21
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    20And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus.

  5. Acts 13:1Rank 5 from verse 21
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    1NOW there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

  6. Acts 2:10Rank 6 from verse 21
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    10Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,

  7. Acts 6:9Rank 7 from verse 21
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    9¶ Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.

  8. Luke 14:27Rank 8 from verse 21
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    27And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

  9. John 15:18–20Rank 9 from verse 21
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    18If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.

    19If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

    20Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.

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Mark 15:19

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smote

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1. Struck or dealt a blow to a person or thing with a hand, weapon, instrument, object, or force. 2. Attacked, defeated, slew, destroyed, or devastated a person, army, city, people, or land. 3. Afflicted, injured, or visited with disease, plague, blindness, calamity, or judgment. 4. Of the heart, convicted, troubled, or reproved inwardly.

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on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

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head

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The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.

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upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

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bowing

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of bow. Sense 1: To bend or incline the head, knees, face, or body downward. Sense 2: To make a bodily act of reverence or worship.

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knees

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Plural form of knee (the joint between the thigh and lower leg, especially as bent or bowed).

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Mark 15:20

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mocked

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Past-tense or past-participial form of mock. Ridiculed or treated with scorn.

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purple

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A reddish-blue colour; cloth or clothing of that colour, often associated with wealth or royalty.

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put

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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.

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clothes

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Garments, dress, or cloth coverings and wrappings worn on or around the body.

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on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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crucify

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1. To put to death by fastening to a cross. 2. By figure, to treat as crucified or to put to death in relation to sin.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Mark 15:21

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passed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of pass, meaning to go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

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coming

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Sense 1: Present-participial form of come: approaching or arriving. Sense 2: The act, time, or event of approaching or arriving.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

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bear

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Sense 1: To carry, support, convey, endure, sustain, or be answerable for. Sense 2: To produce or bring forth offspring, fruit, or another result. Sense 3: In ‘bear witness’ or ‘bear record,’ to testify or give witness. Sense 4: A large wild animal.

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cross

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Sense 1: An instrument of execution formed of two pieces of timber crossing each other, used for crucifixion. Sense 2: By reference to Christ, his crucifixion and death upon it. Sense 3: A burden of suffering or self-denial borne in following Christ.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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15:16And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Prætorium; and they call together the whole band.

15:17And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,

15:18And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!

15:19And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.

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15:20And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.

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15:21And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.

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