Surely (A)He has borne our [a]griefs
And carried our [b]sorrows;
Yet we [c]esteemed Him stricken,
[d]Smitten by God, and afflicted.
But He was (B)wounded[e] for our transgressions,
He was [f]bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His (C)stripes[g] we are healed.
All we like sheep have gone astray;
We have turned, every one, to his own way;
And the Lord [h]has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

He was oppressed and He was afflicted,
Yet (D)He opened not His mouth;
(E)He was led as a lamb to the slaughter,
And as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
So He opened not His mouth.
He was (F)taken from [i]prison and from judgment,
And who will declare His generation?
For (G)He was cut off from the land of the living;
For the transgressions of My people He was stricken.
(H)And [j]they made His grave with the wicked—
But with the rich at His death,
Because He had done no violence,
Nor was any (I)deceit in His mouth.

10 Yet it pleased the Lord to [k]bruise Him;
He has put Him to grief.
When You make His soul (J)an offering for sin,
He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days,
And the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand.
11 [l]He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied.
By His knowledge (K)My righteous (L)Servant shall (M)justify many,
For He shall bear their iniquities.
12 (N)Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great,
(O)And He shall divide the [m]spoil with the strong,
Because He (P)poured out His soul unto death,
And He was (Q)numbered with the transgressors,
And He bore the sin of many,
And (R)made intercession for the transgressors.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 53:4 Lit. sicknesses
  2. Isaiah 53:4 Lit. pains
  3. Isaiah 53:4 reckoned
  4. Isaiah 53:4 Struck down
  5. Isaiah 53:5 Or pierced through
  6. Isaiah 53:5 crushed
  7. Isaiah 53:5 Blows that cut in
  8. Isaiah 53:6 Lit. has caused to land on Him
  9. Isaiah 53:8 confinement
  10. Isaiah 53:9 Lit. he or He
  11. Isaiah 53:10 crush
  12. Isaiah 53:11 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; DSS, LXX From the labor of His soul He shall see light
  13. Isaiah 53:12 plunder

For (A)it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins.

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14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without [a]spot to God, (A)cleanse your conscience from (B)dead works (C)to serve the living God?

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  1. Hebrews 9:14 blemish

The New Priestly Service

Now this is the main point of the things we are saying: We have such a High Priest, (A)who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, a Minister of (B)the [a]sanctuary and of (C)the true tabernacle which the Lord erected, and not man.

For (D)every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore (E)it is necessary that this One also have something to offer. For if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are priests who offer the gifts according to the law; who serve (F)the copy and (G)shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. For He said, (H)“See that you make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.” But now (I)He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a (J)better covenant, which was established on better promises.

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  1. Hebrews 8:2 Lit. holies

(A)For there is one God and (B)one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, (C)who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time,

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