Isaiah 53:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

He was always close to the Lord. He grew up like a young plant, like a root growing in dry ground. There was nothing special or impressive about the way he looked, nothing we could see that would cause us to like him.

Cross References

Isaiah 52:14

It is true that many were shocked when they saw him. He was beaten so badly that he no longer looked like a man.

Isaiah 11:1

A small tree will begin to grow from the stump of Jesse. That branch will grow from Jesse’s roots.

Mark 6:3

Isn’t he just the carpenter we know—Mary’s son, the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And don’t his sisters still live here in town?” So they had a problem accepting him.

Jeremiah 23:5

This message is from the Lord: “The time is coming, when I will raise up a good ‘branch’ from David’s family. He will be a king who will rule in a wise way. He will do what is fair and right in the land.

Mark 9:12

Jesus answered, “They are right to say that Elijah must come first. Elijah makes all things the way they should be. But why do the Scriptures say that the Son of Man will suffer much and that people will think he is worth nothing?

Romans 8:3

The law was without power because it was made weak by our sinful selves. But God did what the law could not do: He sent his own Son to earth with the same human life that everyone else uses for sin. God sent him to be an offering to pay for sin. So God used a human life to destroy sin.

1 Peter 2:14

And obey the leaders who are sent by the king. They are sent to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do good.

John 19:5

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

John 18:40

They shouted back, “No, not him! Let Barabbas go free!” (Barabbas was a rebel.)

Luke 9:58

He answered, “The foxes have holes to live in. The birds have nests. But the Son of Man has no place where he can rest his head.”

Zechariah 6:12

Then tell him this is what the Lord All-Powerful says: ‘There is a man called the Branch. He will grow strong, and he will build the Lord’s Temple.

Luke 2:7

She gave birth to her first son. She wrapped him up well and laid him in a box where cattle are fed. She put him there because the guest room was full.

Isaiah 4:2

At that time the Lord’s plant will be very beautiful and glorious. The people in Israel who survived will be very proud of what the land grows.

Isaiah 9:6

This will happen when the special child is born. God will give us a son who will be responsible for leading the people. His name will be “Wonderful Counselor, Powerful God, Father Who Lives Forever, Prince of Peace.”

Zechariah 3:8

Listen, Joshua, you who are the high priest, and listen, you fellow priests seated before him. You are all examples to show what will happen when I bring my special servant. He is called, the Branch.