Isaiah 53:5-12
New American Standard Bible 1995
5 But He was [a]pierced through for (A)our transgressions,
He was crushed for (B)our iniquities;
The (C)chastening for our [b]well-being fell upon Him,
And by (D)His scourging we are healed.
6 All of us like sheep have gone astray,
Each of us has turned to his own way;
But the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all
To [c]fall on Him.
7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted,
Yet He did not (E)open His mouth;
(F)Like a lamb that is led to slaughter,
And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers,
So He did not open His mouth.
8 By oppression and judgment He was taken away;
And as for His generation, who considered
That He was cut off out of the land of the [d]living
(G)For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke was due?
9 His grave was assigned with wicked men,
Yet He was with a (H)rich man in His death,
(I)Because He had (J)done no violence,
Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.
10 But the Lord was pleased
To (K)crush Him, [e](L)putting Him to grief;
If [f]He would render Himself as a guilt (M)offering,
He will see (N)His [g]offspring,
He will prolong His days,
And the [h]good (O)pleasure of the Lord will prosper in His hand.
11 As a result of the [i]anguish of His soul,
He will (P)see [j]it and be satisfied;
By His (Q)knowledge the Righteous One,
My Servant, will justify the many,
As He will (R)bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore, I will allot Him a (S)portion with the great,
And He will divide the booty with the strong;
Because He poured out [k](T)Himself to death,
And was (U)numbered with the transgressors;
Yet He Himself (V)bore the sin of many,
And interceded for the transgressors.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 53:5 Or wounded
- Isaiah 53:5 Or peace
- Isaiah 53:6 Lit encounter Him
- Isaiah 53:8 Or life
- Isaiah 53:10 Lit He made Him sick
- Isaiah 53:10 Lit His soul
- Isaiah 53:10 Lit seed
- Isaiah 53:10 Or will of
- Isaiah 53:11 Or toilsome labor
- Isaiah 53:11 Another reading is light
- Isaiah 53:12 Lit His soul
Matthew 26:24
New American Standard Bible 1995
24 The Son of Man is to go, (A)just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! (B)It would have been good [a]for that man if he had not been born.”
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- Matthew 26:24 Lit for him if that man had not been born
Luke 24:25-27
New American Standard Bible 1995
25 And He said to them, “O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that (A)the prophets have spoken! 26 (B)Was it not necessary for the [a]Christ to suffer these things and to enter into His glory?” 27 Then beginning [b]with (C)Moses and [c]with all the (D)prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.
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- Luke 24:26 I.e. Messiah
- Luke 24:27 Lit from
- Luke 24:27 Lit from
Acts 8:32-40
New American Standard Bible 1995
32 Now the passage of Scripture which he was reading was this:
“(A)He was led as a sheep to slaughter;
And as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
So He does not open His mouth.
33 “(B)In humiliation His judgment was taken away;
Who will [a]relate His [b]generation?
For His life is removed from the earth.”
34 The eunuch answered Philip and said, “Please tell me, of whom does the prophet say this? Of himself or of someone else?” 35 Then Philip (C)opened his mouth, and (D)beginning from this Scripture he (E)preached Jesus to him. 36 As they went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch *said, “Look! Water! (F)What prevents me from being baptized?” 37 [[c]And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”] 38 And he ordered the [d]chariot to stop; and they both went down into the water, Philip as well as the eunuch, and he baptized him. 39 When they came up out of the water, (G)the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; and the eunuch no longer saw him, [e]but went on his way rejoicing. 40 But Philip [f]found himself at [g](H)Azotus, and as he passed through he (I)kept preaching the gospel to all the cities until he came to (J)Caesarea.
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Acts 17:2-34
New American Standard Bible 1995
2 And (A)according to Paul’s custom, he went to them, and for three (B)Sabbaths reasoned with them from (C)the Scriptures, 3 [a]explaining and [b]giving evidence that the [c]Christ (D)had to suffer and (E)rise again from the dead, and saying, “(F)This Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you is the [d]Christ.” 4 (G)And some of them were persuaded and joined (H)Paul and Silas, [e]along with a large number of the (I)God-fearing (J)Greeks and [f]a number of the (K)leading women. 5 But (L)the Jews, becoming jealous and taking along some wicked men from the market place, formed a mob and set the city in an uproar; and attacking the house of (M)Jason, they were seeking to bring them out to the people. 6 When they did not find them, they began (N)dragging Jason and some brethren before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have upset [g](O)the world have come here also; 7 [h]and Jason (P)has welcomed them, and they all act (Q)contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.” 8 They stirred up the crowd and the city authorities who heard these things. 9 And when they had received a [i]pledge from (R)Jason and the others, they released them.
Paul at Berea
10 (S)The brethren immediately sent (T)Paul and Silas away by night to (U)Berea, [j]and when they arrived, they went into (V)the synagogue of the Jews. 11 Now these were more noble-minded than those in (W)Thessalonica, [k]for they received the word with [l]great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so. 12 Therefore (X)many of them believed, [m]along with a number of (Y)prominent Greek (Z)women and men. 13 But when the Jews of (AA)Thessalonica found out that the word of God had been proclaimed by Paul in (AB)Berea also, they came there as well, agitating and stirring up the crowds. 14 Then immediately (AC)the brethren sent Paul out to go as far as the sea; and (AD)Silas and (AE)Timothy remained there. 15 Now (AF)those who escorted Paul brought him as far as (AG)Athens; and receiving a command for (AH)Silas and Timothy to (AI)come to him as soon as possible, they left.
Paul at Athens
16 Now while Paul was waiting for them at (AJ)Athens, his spirit was being provoked within him as he was observing the city full of idols. 17 So he was reasoning (AK)in the synagogue with the Jews and (AL)the God-fearing Gentiles, and in the market place every day with those who happened to be present. 18 And also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were [n]conversing with him. Some were saying, “What would (AM)this [o]idle babbler wish to say?” Others, “He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities,”—because he was preaching (AN)Jesus and the resurrection. 19 And they (AO)took him and brought him [p]to the [q](AP)Areopagus, saying, “May we know what (AQ)this new teaching is [r]which you are proclaiming? 20 For you are bringing some strange things to our ears; so we want to know what these things mean.” 21 (Now all the Athenians and the strangers (AR)visiting there used to spend their time in nothing other than telling or hearing something new.)
Sermon on Mars Hill
22 So Paul stood in the midst of the [s]Areopagus and said, “Men of (AS)Athens, I observe that you are very (AT)religious in all respects. 23 For while I was passing through and examining the (AU)objects of your worship, I also found an altar with this inscription, ‘TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.’ Therefore what (AV)you worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you. 24 (AW)The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is (AX)Lord of heaven and earth, does not (AY)dwell in temples made with hands; 25 nor is He served by human hands, (AZ)as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things; 26 and (BA)He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having (BB)determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation, 27 that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, (BC)though He is not far from each one of us; 28 for (BD)in Him we live and move and [t]exist, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we also are His children.’ 29 Being then the children of God, we (BE)ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and thought of man. 30 Therefore having (BF)overlooked (BG)the times of ignorance, God is (BH)now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent, 31 because He has fixed (BI)a day in which (BJ)He will judge [u](BK)the world in righteousness [v]through a Man whom He has (BL)appointed, having furnished proof to all men [w]by (BM)raising Him from the dead.”
32 Now when they heard of (BN)the resurrection of the dead, some began to sneer, but others said, “We shall hear you [x]again concerning this.” 33 So Paul went out of their midst. 34 But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the (BO)Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them.
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- Acts 17:3 Lit opening
- Acts 17:3 Lit placing before
- Acts 17:3 I.e. Messiah
- Acts 17:3 I.e. Messiah
- Acts 17:4 Lit and a large
- Acts 17:4 Lit not a few
- Acts 17:6 Lit the inhabited earth
- Acts 17:7 Lit whom Jason has welcomed
- Acts 17:9 Or bond
- Acts 17:10 Lit who when...arrived went
- Acts 17:11 Lit who received
- Acts 17:11 Lit all
- Acts 17:12 Lit and not a few
- Acts 17:18 Or disputing
- Acts 17:18 I.e. one who makes his living by picking up scraps
- Acts 17:19 Or before
- Acts 17:19 Or Hill of Ares, god of war
- Acts 17:19 Lit which is being spoken by you
- Acts 17:22 Or the Council of the Areopagus
- Acts 17:28 Lit are
- Acts 17:31 Lit the inhabited earth
- Acts 17:31 Lit by or in
- Acts 17:31 Or when He raised
- Acts 17:32 Lit also again
Acts 26:22
New American Standard Bible 1995
22 So, having obtained help from God, I stand to this day (A)testifying both to small and great, stating nothing but what (B)the Prophets and Moses said was going to take place;
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