10 Yet the Lord would break him and make him subject to infirmities: when [a]he shall make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed and shall prolong his days, and the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

11 He shall see of the [b]travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied; by his knowledge shall my [c]righteous servant justify many: for he shall bear their iniquities.

12 Therefore will I give him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because [d]he hath poured out his soul unto death; and he was counted with the transgressors, and he bare the sin [e]of many, and prayed for the trespassers.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 53:10 Christ by offering up himself shall give life to his Church, and so cause them to live with him forever.
  2. Isaiah 53:11 That is, the fruit and effect of his labor, which is the salvation of his Church.
  3. Isaiah 53:11 Christ shall justify by faith through his word, whereas Moses could not justify by the law.
  4. Isaiah 53:12 Because he humbled himself, therefore he shall be extolled to glory, Phil. 2:7-12.
  5. Isaiah 53:12 That is, of all that believe in him.

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