Mar
2012

The Suffering Servant in the New Testament

The significant usage of this passage (Isaiah 52:13-53:12) by many New Testament writers provides early testimony to the link the early church made between Isaiah’s words and the life and ministry of Jesus.

 

Links between Isaiah's words and Jesus
Isaiah's Verse(s)New Testament Citation(s)
Isaiah 52:15Romans 15:21
Isaiah 53:1John 12:38; Romans 10:16
Isaiah 53:4Matthew 8:17
Isaiah 53:7-8Acts 8:32-33 (Septuagint)
Isaiah 53:91 Peter 2:22
Isaiah 53:12Luke 22:37

 

(Table taken from Sidebar 17.3, page 211, in Encountering the Book of Isaiah by Bryan E. Beyer)

 

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