Matthew 13:55  "Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not His mother called Mary, and His brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

John 1:46  Nathanael said to him, "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."

John 8:48  The Jews answered and said to Him, "Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?"

Matthew 9:34  But the Pharisees were saying, "He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons."

John 9:24  So a second time they called the man who had been blind, and said to him, "Give glory to God; we know that this man is a sinner."

John 7:12  There was much grumbling among the crowds concerning Him; some were saying, "He is a good man"; others were saying, "No, on the contrary, He leads the people astray."

Matthew 9:3  And some of the scribes said to themselves, "This fellow blasphemes."

Matthew 11:19  "The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds."

Matthew 10:25  "It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign the members of his household!

1 Peter 2:19-23  For this finds favor, if for the sake of conscience toward God a person bears up under sorrows when suffering unjustly. • For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience? But if when you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God. • For you have been called for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps, • WHO COMMITTED NO SIN, NOR WAS ANY DECEIT FOUND IN HIS MOUTH; • and while being reviled, He did not revile in return; while suffering, He uttered no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously;

1 Peter 4:14  If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

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