So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were going to marry his daughters. "Get up," he said. "Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!" But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.

When Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard [about this], they mocked and despised us, and said, "What is this you're doing? Are you rebelling against the king?"

I am a laughingstock to my friends, by calling on God, who answers me. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.

Everyone who sees me mocks me; they sneer and shake their heads:

Show us favor, LORD, show us favor, for we've had more than enough contempt.

We've had more than enough scorn from the arrogant [and] contempt from the proud.

The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and scoffing at Him.

When they heard about resurrection of the dead, some began to ridicule him. But others said, "We will hear you about this again."

So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD.

Don't give what is holy to dogs or toss your pearls before pigs, or they will trample them with their feet, turn, and tear you to pieces.

"Leave," He said, "because the girl isn't dead, but sleeping." And they started laughing at Him.

But when the crowd had been put outside, He went in and took her by the hand, and the girl got up.

They started laughing at Him, because they knew she was dead.

So He took her by the hand and called out, "Child, get up!"