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The Suffering Servant

Isaiah 53:1

In 11 translations

BSB
Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?Cited in John 12:38 and Romans 10:16
KJV
Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?report: or, doctrine?: Heb. hearing?
WEB
Who has believed our message? To whom has Yahweh’s arm been revealed?
ASV
Who hath believed our message? and to whom hath the arm of Jehovah been revealed?
LSV
Who has given credence to that which we heard? And the arm of YHWH, || On whom has it been revealed?
YLT
Who hath given credence to that which we heard? And the arm of Jehovah, On whom hath it been revealed?
DBY
Who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of Jehovah been revealed?
DRC
Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?
GNV
Who will beleeue our report? and to whom is the arme of the Lord reueiled?
JPS
'Who would have believed our report? And to whom hath the arm of the LORD been revealed?
LXXE
O Lord, who has believed our report? and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?

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Original-language editions

WLC
מִ֥י הֶאֱמִ֖ין לִשְׁמֻעָתֵ֑נוּ וּזְר֥וֹעַ יְהוָ֖ה עַל־מִ֥י נִגְלָֽתָה׃
LXX-Br
Κύριε τίς ἐπίστευσε τῇ ἀκοῇ ἡμῶν; καὶ ὁ βραχίων Κυρίου τίνι ἀπεκαλύφθη;

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Cross-references most cited first

  • John 12:38This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
  • Romans 10:16–17But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?” Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
  • 1 Corinthians 1:18For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
  • John 1:12But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
  • Matthew 16:17Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.
  • Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
  • 1 Corinthians 1:24but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
  • Isaiah 52:10The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
  • John 1:7He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.
  • Isaiah 40:5And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”
  • Romans 1:16–18I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek. For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start…
  • Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?
  • Isaiah 62:8The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: “Never again will I give your grain to your enemies for food, nor will foreigners drink the new wine for which you have toiled.
  • Ephesians 1:18–19I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints, and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe.…

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