Matthew 27:39
And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,
Cross-references
In Matthew 5:11, Jesus taught that being reviled for his sake is blessed—now he himself endures that reviling.
In Matthew 26:68, the guards mock Jesus as a false prophet—the same contempt shown by passersby here.
In Matthew 9:24, Jesus was laughed at for claiming a dead girl is sleeping—another instance of mockery directed at him.
In 1 Peter 2:22-24, Christ did not revile when reviled — contrasting sharply with the mockers' head-wagging here.
Psalm 22:6 describes being scorned and despised—prophetically matching the mockery Jesus faced from passersby.
Psalm 22:7 exactly depicts mockers wagging heads—directly fulfilled by the passersby deriding Jesus at the cross.
Psalm 109:25 explicitly says 'they shake their heads' at the psalmist—the exact gesture of mockery Jesus endures on the cross.
In Luke 23:35-39, the rulers and soldiers join the crowd in mocking Jesus — a parallel account of the same derision at the cross.
Mark 15:30 continues the taunt 'save yourself and come down from the cross,' echoing the mockery Jesus hears.
Lamentations 2:15-17 describes passersby hissing and shaking their heads at Jerusalem's fall—directly mirrored by the mockers at the cross.
Mark 15:29 records the same incident of passersby wagging their heads and insulting Jesus, paralleling Matthew's account.
Lamentations 3:14 says 'I have become the laughingstock of all peoples'—direct match to the mockery Jesus suffers.
In 1 Peter 2:23, Peter describes how Jesus responded to reviling—the very mockery he faces here.
In Hebrews 13:13, believers are called to bear the same reproach Jesus endured—the mockery described here.
In Luke 22:63, the guards mock and beat Jesus—the same kind of contemptuous treatment described here.
In 2 Kings 19:21, Jerusalem shakes her head in derision at Sennacherib — the same gesture of contempt used against Jesus.
Isaiah 53:3 foretells the Messiah being despised and rejected—fulfilled as passersby mock Him at the cross.
In Job 17:2, Job complains of mockers all around him — directly paralleling the crowd surrounding Jesus.
In Job 16:4, Job says he could shake his head at others in mockery — the same derisive gesture used against Jesus.
In John 16:20, Jesus predicted the world would rejoice at his disciples' grief—now the world mocks him in his suffering.
Isaiah 28:22 warns scoffers of judgment—the mockery at the cross is a direct example of such scoffing.
Proverbs 29:8 warns that scoffers incite conflict—here the passersby are scoffers, fulfilling that pattern.
Proverbs 18:3 states that wickedness brings contempt—parallel to the scorn shown to Jesus, but a general principle.