ThereforewhenJesushad receivedthe sour wine,He said,"It is finished!"And He bowedHis headand gaveup His spirit.
And I will putenmityBetweenyou and the woman,And betweenyour seedand her seed;He shall bruiseyou on the head,And you shall bruisehim on the heel."
My strengthis driedup like a potsherd,And my tonguecleavesto my jaws;And You layme in the dustof death.
But the LORDwas pleasedTo crushHim, putting[Him] to grief;IfHe would renderHimself[as] a guiltoffering,He will see[His] offspring,He will prolong[His] days,And the goodpleasureof the LORDwill prosperin His hand.
Therefore,I will allotHim a portionwith the great,And He will dividethe bootywith the strong;BecauseHe pouredout Himselfto death,And was numberedwith the transgressors;Yet He Himselfborethe sinof many,And intercededfor the transgressors.
"Seventyweekshave been decreedfor your peopleand your holycity,to finishthe transgression,to makean endof sin,to makeatonementfor iniquity,to bringin everlastingrighteousness,to sealup visionand prophecyand to anointthe mostholy[place].
"Then afterthe sixty-twoweeksthe Messiahwill be cutoffand havenothing,and the peopleof the princewho is to comewill destroythe cityand the sanctuary.And its end[will come] with a flood;even to the endthere will be war;desolationsare determined.
"Awake,O sword,againstMy Shepherd,And againstthe man,My Associate,"Declaresthe LORDof hosts."Strikethe Shepherdthat the sheepmay be scattered;And I will turnMy handagainstthe littleones.
justas the Sonof Mandid not cometo be served,but to serve,and to giveHis lifea ransomfor many."
And Jesuscriedout againwith a loudvoice,and yieldedup His spirit.
But Jesusansweringsaidto him, "Permit[it] at this time;for in this wayit is fittingfor us to fulfillallrighteousness."Thenhe permittedHim.
And Jesusuttereda loudcry,and breathed His last.
"For I tellyou that thiswhich is writtenmustbe fulfilledin Me, 'AND HE WAS NUMBEREDWITH TRANSGRESSORS;for that which refersto Me has[its] fulfillment."
And Jesus,cryingout with a loudvoice,said,"Father,INTO YOUR HANDSI COMMITMY SPIRIT."Having saidthis,He breathed His last.
"I amthe goodshepherd;the goodshepherdlays downHis lifefor the sheep.
"No onehas taken it awayfrom Me, but I layit downon My own initiative.I haveauthorityto lay it down,and I haveauthorityto takeit up again.ThiscommandmentI receivedfrom My Father."
"I glorifiedYou on the earth,having accomplishedthe workwhichYou have givenMe to do.
Afterthis,Jesus,knowingthat all thingshad alreadybeen accomplished,to fulfillthe Scripture,said,"I am thirsty."
Jesussaidto them, "My foodis to dothe willof Him who sentMe and to accomplishHis work.
For Christis the endof the lawfor righteousnessto everyonewho believes.
whomGoddisplayed publiclyas a propitiationin His bloodthroughfaith.[This was] to demonstrateHis righteousness,becausein the forbearanceof GodHe passed overthe sinspreviously committed;
Cleanout the oldleavensothat you may be a newlump,justas you are [in fact] unleavened.For Christour Passoveralsohas been sacrificed.
Being foundin appearanceas a man,He humbledHimselfby becomingobedientto the pointof death,evendeathon a cross.
fixing our eyeson Jesus,the authorand perfecterof faith,whofor the joyset beforeHim enduredthe cross,despisingthe shame,and has sat downat the right handof the throneof God.
And accordingto the Law,[one may] almost[say], all thingsare cleansedwith blood,and withoutshedding of bloodthere is noforgiveness.
