They persecute him whom thou hast smitten

Daily Light Devotions - May 7 - Evening

They persecute him whom thou hast smitten.

For they persecute him whom you have struck down, and they recount the pain of those you have wounded. 1

And he said to his disciples, "Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come! 2

this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. 3

Then they spit in his face and struck him. And some slapped him, saying, "Prophesy to us, you Christ! Who is it that struck you?" 4

So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, "He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. 5

for truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place. 6

Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. 7
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1 Psa 69:26;
2 Luke 17:1;
3 Acts 2:23;
4 Matt 26:67,68;
5 Matt 27:41,42;
6 Acts 4:27,28;
7 Isa 53:4;