Isaiah 53:5
“But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.”
King James Version
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The Suffering Servant bearing vicarious wounds for our transgressions, the heart of substitutionary atonement.
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Fulfillment References
1 Peter 2:24 Romans 4:25 Isaiah 53:1-12
Archaeological & Historical Evidence
The Great Isaiah Scroll (1QIsa^a, Dead Sea Scrolls, c. 125 BC) preserves this text virtually identical to the MT, proving the text predates Christ by over a century.
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
JewishThe dominant rabbinic interpretation is corporate Israel as the suffering servant — Israel suffers among the nations to bring light to the world. Rashi, Maimonides, and Ibn Ezra favor this reading.
CatholicThe Servant is Christ — this is the most cited OT passage in the NT regarding the Atonement. The passion narrative is saturated with Isaiah 53 allusions.
ProtestantThe supreme OT prophecy of substitutionary atonement — Christ bears our sins. Calvin called it the fifth Gospel.
AcademicIsaiah 53 is the most debated OT chapter. The identity of the Servant (individual, collective, or royal) is contested. The DSS text (1QIsa^a) proves the pre-Christian origin of the text.
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