Surely our [a]griefs He Himself (A)bore,
And our [b]sorrows He carried;
Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,
[c]Smitten of (B)God, and afflicted.
But He was [d]pierced through for (C)our transgressions,
He was crushed for (D)our iniquities;
The (E)chastening for our [e]well-being fell upon Him,
And by (F)His scourging we are healed.
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 [f]fall on Him.

He was oppressed and He was afflicted,
Yet He did not (G)open His mouth;
(H)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.
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 [g]living
(I)For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke was due?
His grave was assigned with wicked men,
Yet He was with a (J)rich man in His death,
(K)Because He had (L)done no violence,
Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.

10 But the Lord was pleased
To (M)crush Him, [h](N)putting Him to grief;
If [i]He would render Himself as a guilt (O)offering,
He will see (P)His [j]offspring,
He will prolong His days,
And the [k]good (Q)pleasure of the Lord will prosper in His hand.

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  1. Isaiah 53:4 Or sickness
  2. Isaiah 53:4 Or pains
  3. Isaiah 53:4 Or Struck down by
  4. Isaiah 53:5 Or wounded
  5. Isaiah 53:5 Or peace
  6. Isaiah 53:6 Lit encounter Him
  7. Isaiah 53:8 Or life
  8. Isaiah 53:10 Lit He made Him sick
  9. Isaiah 53:10 Lit His soul
  10. Isaiah 53:10 Lit seed
  11. Isaiah 53:10 Or will of

25 whom God displayed publicly as (A)a [a]propitiation [b](B)in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, [c]because in the (C)forbearance of God He (D)passed over the sins previously committed;

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  1. Romans 3:25 Or a propitiatory sacrifice
  2. Romans 3:25 Or by
  3. Romans 3:25 Lit because of the passing over of the sins previously committed in the forbearance of God

and He Himself is (A)the [a]propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also (B)for those of the whole world.

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  1. 1 John 2:2 Or satisfaction