He was (A)taken from [a]prison and from judgment,
And who will declare His generation?
For (B)He was cut off from the land of the living;
For the transgressions of My people He was stricken.

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  1. Isaiah 53:8 confinement

By oppression[a] and judgment(A) he was taken away.
    Yet who of his generation protested?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;(B)
    for the transgression(C) of my people he was punished.[b]

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  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?

Christ’s Suffering and Ours

18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring [a]us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,

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  1. 1 Peter 3:18 NU, M you

18 For Christ also suffered once(A) for sins,(B) the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God.(C) He was put to death in the body(D) but made alive in the Spirit.(E)

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33 In His humiliation His (A)justice was taken away,
And who will declare His generation?
For His life is (B)taken from the earth.”

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33 In his humiliation he was deprived of justice.
    Who can speak of his descendants?
    For his life was taken from the earth.”[a](A)

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  1. Acts 8:33 Isaiah 53:7,8 (see Septuagint)

65 (A)Then the high priest tore his clothes, saying, “He has spoken blasphemy! What further need do we have of witnesses? Look, now you have heard His (B)blasphemy! 66 What do you think?”

They answered and said, (C)“He is deserving of death.”

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65 Then the high priest tore his clothes(A) and said, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. 66 What do you think?”

“He is worthy of death,”(B) they answered.

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The Jews answered him, (A)“We have a law, and according to [a]our law He ought to die, because (B)He made Himself the Son of God.”

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  1. John 19:7 NU the law

The Jewish leaders insisted, “We have a law, and according to that law he must die,(A) because he claimed to be the Son of God.”(B)

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49 And one of them, (A)Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all, 50 (B)nor do you consider that it is expedient for [a]us that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should perish.” 51 Now this he did not say on his own authority; but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, 52 and (C)not for that nation only, but (D)also that He would gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad.

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  1. John 11:50 NU you

49 Then one of them, named Caiaphas,(A) who was high priest that year,(B) spoke up, “You know nothing at all! 50 You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”(C)

51 He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation, 52 and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one.(D)

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26 “And after the sixty-two weeks
(A)Messiah shall [a]be cut off, (B)but not for Himself;
And (C)the people of the prince who is to come
(D)Shall destroy the city and the sanctuary.
The end of it shall be with a flood,
And till the end of the war desolations are determined.

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  1. Daniel 9:26 Suffer the death penalty

26 After the sixty-two ‘sevens,’ the Anointed One will be put to death(A) and will have nothing.[a] The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood:(B) War will continue until the end, and desolations(C) have been decreed.(D)

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  1. Daniel 9:26 Or death and will have no one; or death, but not for himself

12 (A)Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great,
(B)And He shall divide the [a]spoil with the strong,
Because He (C)poured out His soul unto death,
And He was (D)numbered with the transgressors,
And He bore the sin of many,
And (E)made intercession for the transgressors.

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  1. Isaiah 53:12 plunder

12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,[a](A)
    and he will divide the spoils(B) with the strong,[b]
because he poured out his life unto death,(C)
    and was numbered with the transgressors.(D)
For he bore(E) the sin of many,(F)
    and made intercession(G) for the transgressors.

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  1. Isaiah 53:12 Or many
  2. Isaiah 53:12 Or numerous

12 (A)Many bulls have surrounded Me;
Strong bulls of (B)Bashan have encircled Me.
13 (C)They [a]gape at Me with their mouths,
Like a raging and roaring lion.

14 I am poured out like water,
(D)And all My bones are out of joint;
My heart is like wax;
It has melted [b]within Me.
15 (E)My strength is dried up like a potsherd,
And (F)My tongue clings to My jaws;
You have brought Me to the dust of death.

16 For dogs have surrounded Me;
The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me.
(G)They[c] pierced My hands and My feet;
17 I can count all My bones.
(H)They look and stare at Me.
18 (I)They divide My garments among them,
And for My clothing they cast lots.

19 But You, O Lord, do not be far from Me;
O My Strength, hasten to help Me!
20 Deliver Me from the sword,
(J)My[d] precious life from the power of the dog.
21 (K)Save Me from the lion’s mouth
And from the horns of the wild oxen!

(L)You have answered Me.

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  1. Psalm 22:13 Lit. have opened their mouths at Me
  2. Psalm 22:14 Lit. in the midst of My bowels
  3. Psalm 22:16 So with some Heb. mss., LXX, Syr., Vg.; MT Like a lion instead of They pierced
  4. Psalm 22:20 Lit. My only one

12 Many bulls(A) surround me;(B)
    strong bulls of Bashan(C) encircle me.
13 Roaring lions(D) that tear their prey(E)
    open their mouths wide(F) against me.
14 I am poured out like water,
    and all my bones are out of joint.(G)
My heart has turned to wax;(H)
    it has melted(I) within me.
15 My mouth[a] is dried up like a potsherd,(J)
    and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;(K)
    you lay me in the dust(L) of death.

16 Dogs(M) surround me,
    a pack of villains encircles me;
    they pierce[b](N) my hands and my feet.
17 All my bones are on display;
    people stare(O) and gloat over me.(P)
18 They divide my clothes among them
    and cast lots(Q) for my garment.(R)

19 But you, Lord, do not be far from me.(S)
    You are my strength;(T) come quickly(U) to help me.(V)
20 Deliver me from the sword,(W)
    my precious life(X) from the power of the dogs.(Y)
21 Rescue me from the mouth of the lions;(Z)
    save me from the horns of the wild oxen.(AA)

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  1. Psalm 22:15 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text strength
  2. Psalm 22:16 Dead Sea Scrolls and some manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Septuagint and Syriac; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text me, / like a lion

and (A)declared to be the Son of God with power according (B)to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.

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and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power[a](A) by his resurrection from the dead:(B) Jesus Christ our Lord.(C)

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  1. Romans 1:4 Or was declared with power to be the Son of God

But He was (A)wounded[a] for our transgressions,
He was [b]bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His (B)stripes[c] we are healed.

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  1. Isaiah 53:5 Or pierced through
  2. Isaiah 53:5 crushed
  3. Isaiah 53:5 Blows that cut in

But he was pierced(A) for our transgressions,(B)
    he was crushed(C) for our iniquities;
the punishment(D) that brought us peace(E) was on him,
    and by his wounds(F) we are healed.(G)

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12 Those who [a]sit in the gate speak against me,
And I am the song of the (A)drunkards.

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  1. Psalm 69:12 Sit as judges

12 Those who sit at the gate(A) mock me,
    and I am the song of the drunkards.(B)

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The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah(A)(B)(C)

This is the genealogy[a] of Jesus the Messiah[b] the son of David,(D) the son of Abraham:(E)

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  1. Matthew 1:1 Or is an account of the origin
  2. Matthew 1:1 Or Jesus Christ. Messiah (Hebrew) and Christ (Greek) both mean Anointed One; also in verse 18.