Isaiah 53:8

He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

Cross-reference

In Isaiah 53:11, the Servant sees light after suffering and justifies many — the outcome of being cut off in verse 8.

Psalm 22:12-21 describes the righteous sufferer surrounded and pierced — echoing the same suffering and rejection as the Servant in Isaiah 53:8.

Daniel 9:26 Parallel

Daniel 9:26 also prophesies the Messiah being 'cut off' — a direct parallel to the fate of the Servant in Isaiah 53:8.

Matthew 26:65 Prophetic fulfillment

Matthew 26:65 records the high priest tearing his robes and accusing Jesus of blasphemy — fulfilling the unjust 'oppression and judgment' of Isaiah 53:8.

Matthew 26:66 Prophetic fulfillment

Matthew 26:66 pronounces the death sentence — Jesus is 'worthy of death' — fulfilling the 'cut off' from the land of the living in Isaiah 53:8.

In John 11:49-52, Caiaphas unknowingly prophesies that one man dies for the people, echoing the Servant being cut off for transgression.

John 19:7 Prophetic fulfillment

John 19:7 shows the Jews using their law to condemn Jesus to death — the unjust punishment for transgression prophesied in Isaiah 53:8.

Acts 8:33 Citation

Acts 8:33 directly quotes Isaiah 53:8 in the story of Philip and the Ethiopian — confirming the prophecy applies to Jesus.

In Jeremiah 11:19, the prophet uses identical language: 'cut off from the land of the living' and lamb imagery, foreshadowing the Servant.

Matthew 20:28 reveals Jesus giving his life as a ransom, directly fulfilling the servant 'cut off for transgression' in Isaiah 53:8.

John 10:15 Parallel

John 10:15 explicitly states Jesus lays down his life for the sheep, echoing the servant cut off for the people in Isaiah 53:8.

John 12:34 Allusion

John 12:34 highlights the crowd's confusion about the Messiah being lifted up, directly referencing the suffering servant's fate.

Acts 8:32 Citation

Acts 8:32 directly cites Isaiah 53:7-8, applying the silent lamb to Jesus and continuing the context of being cut off.

In Genesis 39:20, Joseph is unjustly imprisoned — a type of the innocent Servant taken by oppression and judgment.

Psalm 88:5 Parallel

In Psalm 88:5, the psalmist is 'cut off' from God's care, like the Servant who is cut off from the land of the living.

Psalm 88:16 Parallel

In Psalm 88:16, God's wrath overwhelms the psalmist, paralleling the Servant punished for transgression.