And they laughed at him. But he put them all outside and took the child's father and mother and those who were with him and went in where the child was.
But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant and Geshem the Arab heard of it, they jeered at us and despised us and said, “What is this thing that you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”
So he went in and shut the door behind the two of them and prayed to the Lord.
Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked. But others said, “We will hear you again about this.”
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they ridiculed him.
And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. But taking her by the hand he called, saying, “Child, arise.”
he said, “Go away, for the girl is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him. But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose.
“Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.
Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us, for we have had more than enough of contempt. Our soul has had more than enough of the scorn of those who are at ease, of the contempt of the proud.
All who see me mock me; they make mouths at me; they wag their heads;
I am a laughingstock to my friends; I, who called to God and he answered me, a just and blameless man, am a laughingstock.
So Lot went out and said to his sons-in-law, who were to marry his daughters, “Up! Get out of this place, for the Lord is about to destroy the city.” But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be jesting.
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