Peter (1 Pet 2:21–25) reshapes the servant-song around Christ's passion almost line-by-line; Paul (Rom 10:16) quotes Isa 53:1 as a proof-text for unbelief; Hebrews (9:28) extends the once-for-all atonement language; Jesus himself (Luke 22:37) quotes Isa 53:12 and applies it "in me."
The Epistles Echo Isaiah 53
1 Peter 2:21–25, Romans 10:16, Hebrews 9:28, and Luke 22:37.
Primary passage:Isaiah 53:1 →
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John Calvin
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1. Who will believe our report? This division, or rather dismemberment, of the chapter, ought to be disregarded; for it ought to have begun with the thirteenth verse of the former chapter, and these words ought to be connected with what goes before. Here the Prophet pauses, as it were,…
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