But I am (A)a worm and not a man,
    (B)scorned by mankind and (C)despised by the people.

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But I am a worm(A) and not a man,
    scorned by everyone,(B) despised(C) by the people.

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(A)how much less man, who is (B)a maggot,
    and (C)the son of man, who is a worm!”

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how much less a mortal, who is but a maggot—
    a human being,(A) who is only a worm!”(B)

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(A)He was despised and rejected[a] by men,
    a man of sorrows[b] and acquainted with[c] grief;[d]
and as one from whom men hide their faces[e]
    he was despised, and (B)we esteemed him not.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 53:3 Or forsaken
  2. Isaiah 53:3 Or pains; also verse 4
  3. Isaiah 53:3 Or and knowing
  4. Isaiah 53:3 Or sickness; also verse 4
  5. Isaiah 53:3 Or as one who hides his face from us

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.

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Thus says the Lord,
    (A)the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One,
(B)to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nation,
    the servant of rulers:
(C)“Kings shall see and arise;
    princes, and they shall prostrate themselves;
because of the Lord, who is faithful,
    the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”

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This is what the Lord says—
    the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel(A)
to him who was despised(B) and abhorred by the nation,
    to the servant of rulers:
“Kings(C) will see you and stand up,
    princes will see and bow down,(D)
because of the Lord, who is faithful,(E)
    the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen(F) you.”

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14 Fear not, you (A)worm Jacob,
    you men of Israel!
I am the one who helps you, declares the Lord;
    your (B)Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

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14 Do not be afraid,(A) you worm(B) Jacob,
    little Israel, do not fear,
for I myself will help(C) you,” declares the Lord,
    your Redeemer,(D) the Holy One(E) of Israel.

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For it is (A)for your sake that I have borne reproach,
    that dishonor has covered my face.
I have become (B)a stranger to my brothers,
    an alien to my mother's sons.

For (C)zeal for your house has consumed me,
    and (D)the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.
10 When I wept and humbled[a] my soul with fasting,
    it became my reproach.
11 When I made (E)sackcloth my clothing,
    I became (F)a byword to them.
12 I am the talk of those who (G)sit in the gate,
    and the drunkards make (H)songs about me.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 69:10 Hebrew lacks and humbled

For I endure scorn(A) for your sake,(B)
    and shame covers my face.(C)
I am a foreigner to my own family,
    a stranger to my own mother’s children;(D)
for zeal for your house consumes me,(E)
    and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.(F)
10 When I weep and fast,(G)
    I must endure scorn;
11 when I put on sackcloth,(H)
    people make sport of me.
12 Those who sit at the gate(I) mock me,
    and I am the song of the drunkards.(J)

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15 The Jews therefore (A)marveled, saying, “How is it that this man has learning,[a] when he has never studied?”

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  1. John 7:15 Or this man knows his letters

15 The Jews(A) there were amazed and asked, “How did this man get such learning(B) without having been taught?”(C)

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20 Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to (A)ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. 21 The governor again said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.” 22 Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” (B)They all said, “Let him be crucified!” 23 And he said, “Why? (C)What evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Let him be crucified!”

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20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus executed.(A)

21 “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor.

“Barabbas,” they answered.

22 “What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?”(B) Pilate asked.

They all answered, “Crucify him!”

23 “Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate.

But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”

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19 The Son of Man came (A)eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, (B)a friend of (C)tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 11:19 Some manuscripts children (compare Luke 7:35)

19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’(A) But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.”

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And they sing (A)the song of Moses, (B)the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,

(C)“Great and amazing are your deeds,
    O Lord God the Almighty!
(D)Just and true are your ways,
    O King of the nations![a]

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  1. Revelation 15:3 Some manuscripts the ages

and sang the song of God’s servant(A) Moses(B) and of the Lamb:(C)

“Great and marvelous are your deeds,(D)
    Lord God Almighty.(E)
Just and true are your ways,(F)
    King of the nations.[a]

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  1. Revelation 15:3 Some manuscripts ages

12 So Jesus also (A)suffered (B)outside the gate in order to sanctify the people (C)through his own blood.

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12 And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate(A) to make the people holy(B) through his own blood.(C)

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Before Abraham Was, I Am

48 The Jews answered him, “Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and (A)have a demon?”

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Jesus’ Claims About Himself

48 The Jews answered him, “Aren’t we right in saying that you are a Samaritan(A) and demon-possessed?”(B)

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20 The crowd answered, (A)“You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?”

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20 “You are demon-possessed,”(A) the crowd answered. “Who is trying to kill you?”

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