# mock, mocker, mockery, ridicule, scoff at, laughingstock

## Definition:

The terms “mock,” “ridicule,” and “scoff at” all refer to making fun of someone, especially in a cruel way.

* Mocking often involves imitating people’s words or actions with the intent to embarrass them or show contempt for them.
* The Roman soldiers mocked or ridiculed Jesus when they put a robe on him and pretended to honor him as king.
* A group of young people ridiculed or scoffed at Elisha when they called him a name, making fun of his bald head.
* The term “scoff at” can also refer to ridiculing an idea that is not considered believable or important.
* A “mocker” is someone who mocks and ridicules consistently.

## Bible References:

* [2 Peter 3:4](rc://en/tn/help/2pe/03/04)
* [Acts 2:12-13](rc://en/tn/help/act/02/12)
* [Galatians 6:6-8](rc://en/tn/help/gal/06/06)
* [Genesis 39:13-15](rc://en/tn/help/gen/39/13)
* [Luke 22:63-65](rc://en/tn/help/luk/22/63)
* [Mark 10:34](rc://en/tn/help/mrk/10/34)
* [Matthew 9:23-24](rc://en/tn/help/mat/09/23)
* [Matthew 20:19](rc://en/tn/help/mat/20/19)
* [Matthew 27:29](rc://en/tn/help/mat/27/29)

## Examples from the Bible stories:

* __[21:12](rc://en/tn/help/obs/21/12)__ Isaiah prophesied that people would spit on, __mock__, and beat the Messiah.
* __[39:5](rc://en/tn/help/obs/39/05)__ The Jewish leaders all answered the high priest, “He deserves to die!” Then they blindfolded Jesus, spit on him, hit him, and __mocked__ him.
* __[39:12](rc://en/tn/help/obs/39/12)__ The soldiers whipped Jesus, and put a royal robe and a crown made of thorns on him. Then they __mocked__ him by saying, “Look, the King of the Jews!”
* __[40:4](rc://en/tn/help/obs/40/04)__ Jesus was crucified between two robbers. One of them __mocked__ Jesus, but the other said, “Do you have no fear of God?”
* __[40:5](rc://en/tn/help/obs/40/05)__ The Jewish leaders and the other people in the crowd __mocked__ Jesus. They said to him, “If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross and save yourself! Then we will believe you.”

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H1422, H2048, H2049, H2778, H2781, H3213, H3887, H3931, H3932, H3933, H3934, H3944, H3945, H4167, H4485, H4912, H5058, H5607, H6026, H6711, H7046, H7048, H7814, H7832, H8103, H8148, H8437, H8595, G15920, G17010, G17020, G17030, G23010, G26060, G34560, G55120
