Even my own brothers pretend they don’t know me; they treat me like a stranger.

我的弟兄看我为外路人；我的同胞看我为外邦人。

我的兄弟把我当陌生人，我母亲的儿子把我当外邦人。

我的兄弟把我当陌生人，我母亲的儿子把我当外邦人。

我的弟兄视我为陌生人，我的手足看我为外人。

我的兄弟都疏远我，我同母的兄弟把我当作外人。

我的弟兄们把我当作外人，我母亲的儿女把我当作外邦人。

我的弟兄看我為外路人；我的同胞看我為外邦人。

我的兄弟把我當陌生人，我母親的兒子把我當外邦人。

我的兄弟把我當陌生人，我母親的兒子把我當外邦人。

我的弟兄視我為陌生人，我的手足看我為外人。

我的兄弟都疏遠我，我同母的兄弟把我當作外人。

我的族弟兄跟我生疏；我的同母弟兄拿我當外人。

我的弟兄們把我當作外族人，我母親的兒女把我當作外人。

我於昆弟為外人、我於同胞為異族兮、

即我同氣、即我手足、亦視余若疏遠兮、

我兄弟視我如陌路、我同胞待我以外人、

夫予之蒙恥而受辱兮。非為主之故乎。

I am a foreigner to my own family, a stranger to my own mother’s children;

I’m an outsider to my own family. I’m a stranger to my own mother’s children.

I have become a stranger to my brothers, an alien to my mother’s sons.

I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons

I have become estranged from my brothers, And a stranger to my mother’s sons.

I have become a stranger to my brothers, And an alien to my mother’s children;

I am become a stranger unto my brethren, And an alien unto my mother’s children.

I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons

I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother’s children.

My own brothers treat me like a stranger; they act as if I were a foreigner.

I have become a stranger to my brothers, an alien to my mother’s children.

I am scorned by all my enemies and despised by my neighbors— even my friends are afraid to come near me. When they see me on the street, they run the other way.

My loved ones and friends stay away, fearing my disease. Even my own family stands at a distance.

But Peter denied it in front of everyone.“ I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said.Later, out by the gate, another servant girl noticed him and said to those standing around,“ This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.”Again Peter denied it, this time with an oath.“ I don’t even know the man,” he said.A little later some of the other bystanders came over to Peter and said,“ You must be one of them; we can tell by your Galilean accent.”Peter swore,“ A curse on me if I’m lying— I don’t know the man!” And immediately the rooster crowed.

He came to his own people, and even they rejected him.

But when David’s oldest brother, Eliab, heard David talking to the men, he was angry.“ What are you doing around here anyway?” he demanded.“ What about those few sheep you’re supposed to be taking care of? I know about your pride and deceit. You just want to see the battle!”

“ My relatives stay far away, and my friends have turned against me.My family is gone, and my close friends have forgotten me.My servants and maids consider me a stranger. I am like a foreigner to them.When I call my servant, he doesn’t come; I have to plead with him!My breath is repulsive to my wife. I am rejected by my own family.Even young children despise me. When I stand to speak, they turn their backs on me.My close friends detest me. Those I loved have turned against me.

For even his brothers didn’t believe in him.

Don’t trust anyone— not your best friend or even your wife!For the son despises his father. The daughter defies her mother. The daughter in law defies her mother in law. Your enemies are right in your own household!

“ A brother will betray his brother to death, a father will betray his own child, and children will rebel against their parents and cause them to be killed.And all nations will hate you because you are my followers. But everyone who endures to the end will be saved.

He was despised and rejected— a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. We turned our backs on him and looked the other way. He was despised, and we did not care.

But this is all happening to fulfill the words of the prophets as recorded in the Scriptures.” At that point, all the disciples deserted him and fled.

‘ I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter in law against her mother in law.Your enemies will be right in your own household!’

The traitor, Judas, had given them a prearranged signal:“ You will know which one to arrest when I greet him with a kiss.”So Judas came straight to Jesus.“ Greetings, Rabbi!” he exclaimed and gave him the kiss.Jesus said,“ My friend, go ahead and do what you have come for.” Then the others grabbed Jesus and arrested him.