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The First Apology

Justin Martyr

Chapter 50

About this work

Justin addresses Roman rulers on behalf of Christians, challenging accusations against them while explaining Christian ethics, worship, baptism, Eucharist, prophecy, and belief in Christ in his own day.

Author: Justin Martyr
Date: c. AD 150–155
Origin: Rome
Genre: Apology

Chapter L.—His humiliation predicted.

But that, having become man for our sakes,

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He

endured

to

suffer

and

to

be

dishonoured

,

and

that

He

shall

come

again

with

glory

,

hear

the

prophecies

which

relate

to

this

;

they

are

these

:

“

Because

they

delivered

His

soul

unto

death

,

and

He

was

numbered

with

the

transgressors

,

He

has

borne

the

sin

of

many

,

and

shall

make

intercession

for

the

transgressors

.

For

,

behold

,

My

Servant

shall

deal

prudently

,

and

shall

be

exalted

,

and

shall

be

greatly

extolled

.

As

many

were

astonished

at

Thee

,

so

marred

shall

Thy

form

be

before

men

,

and

so

hidden

from

them

Thy

glory

;

so

shall

many

nations

wonder

,

and

the

kings

shall

shut

their

mouths

at

Him

.

For

they

to

whom

it

was

not

told

concerning

Him

,

and

they

who

have

not

heard

,

shall

understand

.

O

Lord

,

who

hath

believed

our

report

?

and

to

whom

is

the

arm

of

the

Lord

revealed

?

We

have

declared

before

Him

as

a

child

,

as

a

root

in

a

dry

ground

.

He

had

no

form

,

nor

glory

;

and

we

saw

Him

,

and

there

was

no

form

nor

comeliness

:

but

His

form

was

dishonoured

and

marred

more

than

the

sons

of

men

.

A

man

under

the

stroke

,

and

knowing

how

to

bear

infirmity

,

because

His

face

was

turned

away

:

He

was

despised

,

and

of

no

reputation

.

It

is

He

who

bears

our

sins

,

and

is

afflicted

for

us

;

yet

we

did

esteem

Him

smitten

,

stricken

,

and

afflicted

.

But

He

was

wounded

for

our

transgressions

,

He

was

bruised

for

our

iniquities

,

the

chastisement

of

peace

was

upon

Him

,

by

His

stripes

we

are

healed

.

All

we

,

like

sheep

,

have

gone

astray

;

every

man

has

wandered

in

his

own

way

.

And

He

delivered

Him

for

our

sins

;

and

He

opened

not

His

mouth

for

all

His

affliction

.

He

was

brought

as

a

sheep

to

the

slaughter

,

and

as

a

lamb

before

his

shearer

is

dumb

,

so

He

openeth

not

His

mouth

.

In

His

humiliation

,

His

judgment

was

taken

away

.

”

Accordingly

,

after

He

was

crucified

,

even

all

His

acquaintances

forsook

Him

,

having

denied

Him

;

and

afterwards

,

when

He

had

risen

from

the

dead

and

appeared

to

them

,

and

had

taught

them

to

read

the

prophecies

in

which

all

these

things

were

foretold

as

coming

to

pass

,

and

when

they

had

seen

Him

ascending

into

heaven

,

and

had

believed

,

and

had

received

power

sent

thence

by

Him

upon

them

,

and

went

to

every

race

of

men

,

they

taught

these

things

,

and

were

called

apostles

.

Notes

104
Isa. lii. 13–15, Isa. liii. 1–8.