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English Standard Version

He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter.

Isaiah 53:7

The chief priests and the whole Council were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death.

Matthew 26:59

Isaiah 53 (English Standard Version)

4 Surely he has borne our griefs
and carried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed him stricken,
smitten by God, and afflicted.
5 But he was wounded for our transgressions;
he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with his stripes we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned—every one—to his own way;
and the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.
7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted,
yet he opened not his mouth;
like a lamb that is led to the slaughter,
and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent,
so he opened not his mouth.
8 By oppression and judgment he was taken away;
and as for his generation, who considered
that he was cut off out of the land of the living,
stricken for the transgression of my people?
9 And they made his grave with the wicked
and with a rich man in his death,
although he had done no violence,
and there was no deceit in his mouth.
10 Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him;
he has put him to grief;
when his soul makes an offering for guilt,
he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days;
the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

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Matthew 26 (English Standard Version)

56 But all this has taken place that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.”
Then all the disciples left him and fled.
57 Then those who had seized Jesus led him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered.
58 And Peter was following him at a distance, as far as the courtyard of the high priest, and going inside he sat with the guards to see the end.
59 Now the chief priests and the whole Council were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death,
60 but they found none, though many false witnesses came forward. At last two came forward
61 and said, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to rebuild it in three days.’”
62 And the high priest stood up and said, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?”

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Free Bible Version

He was persecuted and mistreated, but he didn't say anything. He was led like a lamb to be killed.

Isaiah 53:7

The chief priests and the whole council were trying to find some false evidence against Jesus so they could put him to death.

Matthew 26:59

Isaiah 53 (Free Bible Version)

4 However, he was the one who carried our weaknesses, he was loaded down with our pain—but we assumed he was being hit, beaten, and humiliated by God.
5 But he was wounded because of our rebellious acts, he was crushed because of our guilt. He experienced the discipline that brings us peace, and his wounds heal us.
6 All of us have wandered off, just like sheep. Each of us has gone our own way, and the Lord allowed all our guilt to fall on him.
7 He was persecuted and mistreated, but he didn't say anything. He was led like a lamb to be killed, and in the same way that a sheep about to be sheared is silent, he didn't say a word.
8 Through force and a death sentence he was killed—who cared what happened to him? He was executed, removed from the land of the living; he was killed because of my people's wickedness.
9 They buried him as if he was someone evil, giving him a grave among the rich, even though he hadn't done anything wrong, and he hadn't told any lies.
10 However, it was the Lord's will for him to be crushed and to suffer, for when he gives his life as a guilt offering he will see his descendants, he will have a long life, and what the Lord wants will be achieved through him.

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Matthew 26 (Free Bible Version)

56 But all this is happening to fulfill what the prophets wrote.” Then all the disciples abandoned him and ran away.
57 Those who'd arrested Jesus took him to the home of Caiaphas, the high priest, where the religious teachers and elders had gathered.
58 Peter followed him at a distance, and went into the high priest's courtyard. He sat there with the guards to see how things would end.
59 The chief priests and the whole council were trying to find some false evidence against Jesus so they could put him to death.
60 But they couldn't find anything, even though many false witnesses came forward. Eventually two came forward
61 and reported, “This man said, ‘I can destroy God's Temple, and rebuild it in three days.’”
62 The high priest stood up and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer? What do you have to say in your defense?”

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