We all, like sheep, have gone astray,(A)
    each of us has turned to our own way;(B)
and the Lord has laid on him
    the iniquity(C) of us all.

He was oppressed(D) and afflicted,
    yet he did not open his mouth;(E)
he was led like a lamb(F) to the slaughter,(G)
    and as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
    so he did not open his mouth.
By oppression[a] and judgment(H) he was taken away.
    Yet who of his generation protested?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;(I)
    for the transgression(J) of my people he was punished.[b]
He was assigned a grave with the wicked,(K)
    and with the rich(L) in his death,
though he had done no violence,(M)
    nor was any deceit in his mouth.(N)

10 Yet it was the Lord’s will(O) to crush(P) him and cause him to suffer,(Q)
    and though the Lord makes[c] his life an offering for sin,(R)
he will see his offspring(S) and prolong his days,
    and the will of the Lord will prosper(T) in his hand.
11 After he has suffered,(U)
    he will see the light(V) of life[d] and be satisfied[e];
by his knowledge[f] my righteous servant(W) will justify(X) many,
    and he will bear their iniquities.(Y)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 53:8 Or From arrest
  2. Isaiah 53:8 Or generation considered / that he was cut off from the land of the living, / that he was punished for the transgression of my people?
  3. Isaiah 53:10 Hebrew though you make
  4. Isaiah 53:11 Dead Sea Scrolls (see also Septuagint); Masoretic Text does not have the light of life.
  5. Isaiah 53:11 Or (with Masoretic Text) 11 He will see the fruit of his suffering / and will be satisfied
  6. Isaiah 53:11 Or by knowledge of him

15 I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.(A)

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11 Follow my example,(A) as I follow the example of Christ.(B)

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15 Here is a trustworthy saying(A) that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners(B)—of whom I am the worst. 16 But for that very reason I was shown mercy(C) so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience(D) as an example for those who would believe(E) in him and receive eternal life.(F)

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21 To this(A) you were called,(B) because Christ suffered for you,(C) leaving you an example,(D) that you should follow in his steps.

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