In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying,
Parallel translations
- WEB Likewise the chief priests also mocking, with the scribes, the Pharisees, and the elders, said,
- KJV Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,
- NKJV Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the scribes and elders, said,
- NASB In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking Him and saying,
- NLT The leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders also mocked Jesus.
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Quick answer
The chief priests, scribes, and elders join in the mockery. The religious leaders scorn Him alongside the crowd.
Overview
The very leaders responsible for Jesus' death add their voices to the ridicule at the cross. Their participation shows the depth of their hostility and spiritual blindness. Those entrusted with guiding Israel mock its true Shepherd, fulfilling the rejection foretold of the Messiah.
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- Ps 35:26May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.
- Zech 11:8And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.
- Luke 22:52Then Jesus said to the chief priests, temple officers, and elders who had come for Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against an outlaw?
- Luke 23:35The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”
- Isa 49:7Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”
- Luke 18:32He will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon.
- Ps 22:12–13Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
- Mark 15:31–32In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself!
- Isa 28:22So now, do not mock, or your shackles will become heavier. Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of destruction against the whole land.
- Job 13:9Would it be well when He examined you? Could you deceive Him like a man?
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