Isaiah 53:3

Good News Translation

We despised him and rejected him; he endured suffering and pain. No one would even look at him— we ignored him as if he were nothing.

Cross References

Psalm 69:29

But I am in pain and despair; lift me up, O God, and save me!

Psalm 88:4

I am like all others who are about to die; all my strength is gone.

Isaiah 49:7

Israel's holy God and savior says to the one who is deeply despised, who is hated by the nations and is the servant of rulers: “Kings will see you released and will rise to show their respect; princes also will see it, and they will bow low to honor you.” This will happen because the Lord has chosen his servant; the holy God of Israel keeps his promises.

Isaiah 50:6

I bared my back to those who beat me. I did not stop them when they insulted me, when they pulled out the hairs of my beard and spit in my face.

Isaiah 52:14

Many people were shocked when they saw him; he was so disfigured that he hardly looked human.

Isaiah 53:10

The Lord says, “It was my will that he should suffer; his death was a sacrifice to bring forgiveness. And so he will see his descendants; he will live a long life, and through him my purpose will succeed.

Isaiah 53:4

“But he endured the suffering that should have been ours, the pain that we should have borne. All the while we thought that his suffering was punishment sent by God.

Micah 5:1

People of Jerusalem, gather your forces! We are besieged! They are attacking the leader of Israel!

Zechariah 11:8

I lost patience with three other shepherds, who hated me, and I got rid of them all in a single month.

Matthew 26:67

Then they spat in his face and beat him; and those who slapped him

Matthew 27:63

and said, “Sir, we remember that while that liar was still alive he said, ‘I will be raised to life three days later.’

Mark 10:33

“Listen,” he told them, “we are going up to Jerusalem where the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the teachers of the Law. They will condemn him to death and then hand him over to the Gentiles,

Mark 10:34

who will make fun of him, spit on him, whip him, and kill him; but three days later he will rise to life.”

Mark 14:34

and he said to them, “The sorrow in my heart is so great that it almost crushes me. Stay here and keep watch.”

Mark 15:19

They beat him over the head with a stick, spat on him, fell on their knees, and bowed down to him.

Mark 9:12

His answer was, “Elijah is indeed coming first in order to get everything ready. Yet why do the Scriptures say that the Son of Man will suffer much and be rejected?

Luke 16:14

When the Pharisees heard all this, they made fun of Jesus, because they loved money.

Luke 19:41

He came closer to the city, and when he saw it, he wept over it,

Luke 8:53

They all made fun of him, because they knew that she was dead.

Luke 9:22

He also told them, “The Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law. He will be put to death, but three days later he will be raised to life.”

John 11:35

Jesus wept.

John 8:48

They asked Jesus, “Were we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon in you?”

Deuteronomy 32:15

“The Lord's people grew rich, but rebellious; they were fat and stuffed with food. They abandoned God their Creator and rejected their mighty savior.

Hebrews 4:15

Our High Priest is not one who cannot feel sympathy for our weaknesses. On the contrary, we have a High Priest who was tempted in every way that we are, but did not sin.

Hebrews 5:7

In his life on earth Jesus made his prayers and requests with loud cries and tears to God, who could save him from death. Because he was humble and devoted, God heard him.