Isaiah 53:2

Contemporary English Version 1995

Like a young plant or a root that sprouts in dry ground, the servant grew up obeying the Lord. He wasn't some handsome king. Nothing about the way he looked made him attractive to us.

Cross References

Isaiah 52:14

Many were horrified at what happened to him. But everyone who saw him was even more horrified because he suffered until he no longer looked human.

Isaiah 11:1

Like a branch that sprouts from a stump, someone from David's family will someday be king.

Mark 6:3

Isn't he the carpenter, the son of Mary? Aren't James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon his brothers? Don't his sisters still live here in our town?” The people were upset because of what he was doing.

Jeremiah 23:5

Someday I will appoint an honest king from the family of David, a king who will be wise and rule with justice.

Mark 9:12

Jesus answered: Elijah certainly will come to get everything ready. But don't the Scriptures also say that the Son of Man must suffer terribly and be rejected?

Romans 8:3

The Law of Moses cannot do this, because our selfish desires make the Law weak. But God set you free when he sent his own Son to be like us sinners and to be a sacrifice for our sin. God used Christ's body to condemn sin.

1 Peter 2:14

You must also obey governors, because they are sent by the Emperor to punish criminals and to praise good citizens.

John 19:5

Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said, “Here is the man!”

John 18:40

They shouted, “No, not him! We want Barabbas.” Now Barabbas was a terrorist.

Luke 9:58

Jesus said, “Foxes have dens, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man doesn't have a place to call his own.”

Zechariah 6:12

Tell him that I, the Lord All-Powerful, say, “Someone will reach out from here like a branch and build a temple for me. I will name him ‘Branch,’ and he will rule with royal honors. A priest will stand beside his throne, and the two of them will be good friends.

Luke 2:7

she gave birth to her first-born son. She dressed him in baby clothes and laid him on a bed of hay, because there was no room for them in the inn.

Isaiah 4:2

The time is coming when the Lord will make his land fruitful and glorious again, and the people of Israel who survive will take great pride in what the land produces.

Isaiah 9:6

A child has been born for us. We have been given a son who will be our ruler. His names will be Wonderful Advisor and Mighty God, Eternal Father and Prince of Peace.

Zechariah 3:8

Listen carefully, High Priest Joshua and all of you other priests. You are a sign of things to come, because I am going to bring my servant, the Chosen King.