May 15: Psalm 69:20; Isaiah 53:3; Matthew 8:20; Matthew 10:25; John 15:19; John 16:33; Philippians 3:10; 2 Timothy 4:16; Hebrews 12:1–2; Hebrews 13:14; Exodus 12:12–13; Leviticus 17:11; Romans 8:1; Romans 8:33–34; Revelation 1:5–6; Revelation 7:13–14; Revelation 12:11 - a podcast by Crossway

Share his sufferings.

“It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master.”

He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.—“In the world you will have tribulation.”—“Because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.”

I looked for pity, but there was none.—At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me.

“Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”—For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.

Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

Psalm 69:20 (Listen)

20   Reproaches have broken my heart,
    so that I am in despair.
  I looked for pity, but there was none,
    and for comforters, but I found none.

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Isaiah 53:3 (Listen)

3   He was despised and rejected¹ by men,
    a man of sorrows² and acquainted with³ grief;⁴
  and as one from whom men hide their faces⁵
    he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

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Matthew 8:20 (Listen)

20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”

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Matthew 10:25 (Listen)

25 It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign¹ those of his household.

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John 15:19 (Listen)

19 If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

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John 16:33 (Listen)

33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

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Philippians 3:10 (Listen)

10 that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,

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2 Timothy 4:16 (Listen)

16 At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it not be charged against them!

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Hebrews 12:1–2 (Listen)

Jesus, Founder and Perfecter of Our Faith

12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

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Hebrews 13:14 (Listen)

14 For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.

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“And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb.”

Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died.—It is the blood that makes atonement by the life.—“I am the Lord. The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you.”—There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

“Who are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come? These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.”

To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Exodus 12:12–13 (Listen)

12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the LORD. 13 The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you, when I strike the land of Egypt.

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Leviticus 17:11 (Listen)

11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life.

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Romans 8:1 (Listen)

Life in the Spirit

8 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.¹

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Romans 8:33–34 (Listen)

33 Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.¹

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Revelation 1:5–6 (Listen)

5 and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth.

To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood 6 and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

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Revelation 7:13–14 (Listen)

13 Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?” 14 I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

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Revelation 12:11 (Listen)

11 And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.

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