He was despised and rejected by mankind,
    a man of suffering,(A) and familiar with pain.(B)
Like one from whom people hide(C) their faces
    he was despised,(D) and we held him in low esteem.

Surely he took up our pain
    and bore our suffering,(E)
yet we considered him punished by God,(F)
    stricken by him, and afflicted.(G)
But he was pierced(H) for our transgressions,(I)
    he was crushed(J) for our iniquities;
the punishment(K) that brought us peace(L) was on him,
    and by his wounds(M) we are healed.(N)

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“I am the Lord your God,(A) who brought you out(B) of Egypt,(C) out of the land of slavery.(D)

“You shall have no other gods before[a] me.(E)

“You shall not make for yourself an image(F) in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship(G) them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,(H) punishing the children for the sin of the parents(I) to the third and fourth generation(J) of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand(K) generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.

“You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.(L)

“Remember the Sabbath(M) day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work,(N) 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath(O) to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth,(P) the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested(Q) on the seventh day.(R) Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

12 “Honor your father and your mother,(S) so that you may live long(T) in the land(U) the Lord your God is giving you.

13 “You shall not murder.(V)

14 “You shall not commit adultery.(W)

15 “You shall not steal.(X)

16 “You shall not give false testimony(Y) against your neighbor.(Z)

17 “You shall not covet(AA) your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

18 When the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet(AB) and saw the mountain in smoke,(AC) they trembled with fear.(AD) They stayed at a distance

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 20:3 Or besides

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“Go up and down(A) the streets of Jerusalem,
    look around and consider,(B)
    search through her squares.
If you can find but one person(C)
    who deals honestly(D) and seeks the truth,
    I will forgive(E) this city.
Although they say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’(F)
    still they are swearing falsely.(G)

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54 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding(A) Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, “Surely he was the Son of God!”(B)

55 Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs.(C)

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39 And when the centurion,(A) who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died,[a] he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”(B)

40 Some women were watching from a distance.(C) Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph,[b] and Salome.(D) 41 In Galilee these women had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were also there.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 15:39 Some manuscripts saw that he died with such a cry
  2. Mark 15:40 Greek Joses, a variant of Joseph; also in verse 47

47 The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God(A) and said, “Surely this was a righteous man.” 48 When all the people who had gathered to witness this sight saw what took place, they beat their breasts(B) and went away. 49 But all those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee,(C) stood at a distance,(D) watching these things.

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35 Jesus wept.(A)

36 Then the Jews said, “See how he loved him!”(B)

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