rejection
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18If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before you.
18The just cried out, and the Lord heard them, and he freed them from all their tribulations. 19The Lord is near to those who are troubled in heart, and he will save the humble in spirit. 20Many are the afflictions of the just, but from them all the Lord will free them. 21The Lord preserves all of their bones, not one of them shall be broken.
4And approaching him as if he were a living stone, rejected by men, certainly, but elect and honored by God,
10For my father and my mother have left me behind, but the Lord has taken me up.
14For the Lord will not drive away his people, and he will not abandon his inheritance,
9And he said to me: “My grace is sufficient for you. For virtue is perfected in weakness.” And so, willingly shall I glory in my weaknesses, so that the virtue of Christ may live within me.
3He is despised and the least among men, a man of sorrows who knows infirmity. And his countenance was hidden and despised. Because of this, we did not esteem him.
11He went to his own, and his own did not accept him.
16Whoever hears you, hears me. And whoever despises you, despises me. And whoever despises me, despises him who sent me.”
7Cast all your cares upon him, for he takes care of you.
22The stone which the builders have rejected, this has become the head of the corner.
31So, what should we say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
13For you have possessed my temperament. You have supported me from the womb of my mother. 14I will confess to you, for you have been magnified terribly. Your works are miraculous, as my soul knows exceedingly well.
1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who are not walking according to the flesh.
15Can a woman forget her infant, so as not to take pity on the child of her womb? But even if she would forget, still I shall never forget you.
8Be sober and vigilant. For your adversary, the devil, is like a roaring lion, traveling around and seeking those whom he might devour.
19And may my God fulfill all your desires, according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.