Where the Fathers quote Isaiah 53

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Expounded by the Fathers

Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:829expounds v.2“ανηγγειλαμεν ως παιδιον εναντιον αυτου, ως ριζα εν γη διψωσῃ. ουκ εστιν ειδος αυτω ουδε δοξα· και ειδομεν αυτον, και ουκ ειχεν ειδος ουδε καλλος·”Reconciling the beauty of the Lord in David with Isaiah: «We saw him, and he had no beauty or form» Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:772expounds v.7“και αυτος δια το κεκακωσθαι ουκ ανοιγει το στομα αυτου· ως προβατον επι σφαγην ηχθη και ως αμνος εναντιον του κειροντος αυτον αφωνος ουτως ουκ ανοιγει”Catechesis for the Illuminandi on «Crucified and buried» and reading from Isaiah: «Lord, who has believed our report, and to whom has the arm of the L

1Isa 53:1

2Isa 53:2

Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1055B…reat, but a word lower than many among them: “We saw Him, and He had no form, nor beauty; but His form was dishonored, failing beyond all the sons of men” (Isa. LIII, 2, sq.). And those who see His glory will… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:185B…nd streamed out? How, then, does another prophet say: We saw him, and he had no form nor beauty, but his form was dishonored, failing beyond the sons of men (Is. 53:2, 3)? He was not speaking of ugliness—Go… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:345C…of much grace; and the Prophet, indicating this, said: Beautiful in beauty above the sons of men (Ps. 44:3). But if Isaiah says, He had no form nor beauty (Is. 53:2), he says this either regarding the uns… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:741D…cries out concerning Him: He has no form or glory, and we saw him, and he had no form or beauty; but his form was dishonored, failing beside the sons of men (Isa. 53:2). For in the likeness of the flesh of… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1065A…l not behold and live. But the Jew instates again: "How then does the prophet say concerning the Crucified: 'And we saw Him, and He had no form or beauty' [Isa. 53:2]?" But you see again, O stubborn one, t… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1113C…etc.," and (Apoc. II, 7): "To him that overcometh, I will give to eat of the tree." And shoots (Gen. XLIX, 22): "From the sprout, my son, thou hast ascended." (Isa. LIII, 2): "He shall grow up as a tender plant."… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1115A…igures of wild beasts, such as the lion, lioness, leopard, bear (Osee 13), and of other animals, as John 1, 32: "I saw descending as if a dove"; and of plants (Isa. 53, 2): "He shall grow up as a tender plant";… Eulogius of Alexandria d. 607/608PG 86:2931…' him and he had no form nor beauty" (Isa. LIII, 2)? But you see again, O foolish one, tha… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:1121C…appears in a double form; the one common and more popular and visible to not a few, according to which it is said, "We saw him, and he had no form or beauty" (Isa. LIII, 2); the other, more hidden and attainable… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:37A…child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel (Isa. 7:14). And another again: We saw him as a child, as a root in a thirsty land (Isa. 53:2). By the "thirsty land" he means the v… Leontius of ByzantiumPG 86:1205C…The other is with humility, of which Isaiah speaks: "And we saw Him, and He had no form, nor beauty; but His form was dishonored, and failing beyond all men" (Isa. liii, 2, 3). When, therefore, the Psalm said th… Leontius of ByzantiumPG 86:1343B…firmity" (Isa. LIII, 3). And after a little: "And we saw him, and he had no form or glory; but his form was without honor, and failing beyond the sons of men" (Isa. LIII, 2-3). Is there, therefore, any other reason…

3Isa 53:3

Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1209B…ervant; wherefore it was said: "A man in a plague, and knowing how to bear infirmity; because he turned away his face, he was dishonored and not accounted of" [Isa. 53:3]. But at his second advent, he will app… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1023…liva copy, not as in the Basilian: ὑπομείνῃ. Col. 395 C 3. Et dedecoris plena. One should add, "and failing before the sons of men:" for thus in Isaiah liii, 3, Jerome translates: He had neither form nor comeliness, bu… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:753C…cy after the event; but the same Spirit spoke in both. Isaiah indeed cries out from afar: "A man in a stroke of affliction, and knowing how to bear infirmity" (Isa. liii, 3). For he gives Him that name from what… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:401A…ss, but a voice" [Deut. IV, 12]. If you heard a voice of words, says Moses, speaking of the God of all, and you saw no likeness, but a voice: and again Isaiah [Isa. LIII, 3]: "We saw him, and he had no form or be… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:401A…ed in body, although uncircumscribed in divinity. Another, interrogatively by way of reduction to the absurd. XXVII. If Christ is uncircumscribed, and Isaiah [Isa. LIII, 3] says of Him, "A man in a state of bein… OrigenesPG 16:1911…there was no aspect and we desired him despised and the lowest of men a man of sorrows and knowing infirmity and as hiding his face from him aquila upon whom and he shall ascend as… OrigenesPG 16:1915…saw him and there was no look that we should desire him he is despised and rejected of men a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief and as one who hides his face from us… Leontius of ByzantiumPG 86:1343B…kness other than an alteration and change of the habitual power? And the great Isaiah also says: "A man existing in a blow, and knowing how to bear infirmity" (Isa. LIII, 3). And after a little: "And we saw him,…

4Isa 53:4

Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:389B…is (96). And the flesh also ministered to the works of the Godhead, because He was in it; for it was the body of God. But the prophet used the word He bore (Isa. liii, 4; Matth. viii, 17); and he did not say,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:345…led all who were ill, that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, saying: He took our infirmities, and carried our diseases (Matt. 8:16-17; Is. 53:4). Do you see the multitude henceforth i… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:691D…I have begotten you" (Ps. 2:7). Concerning the sick, he says: "He sent his word and healed them" (Ps. 106:20); concerning sinners, "He himself bears our sins" (Isa. 53:4); concerning the raised dead, "The dead… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:757A…placed him upon the beast, since he was wounded by the robbers: for, according to the prophet Isaiah, He hath borne our infirmities and carried our sorrows (Is. 53, 4). And brought him to the inn; tha… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1467B…his bruise we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; therefore, as a sheep he was led to the slaughter, and as a lamb before his shearer he was dumb" (Isa. liii, 4–7). And just as a shepherd, seeing hi… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:75B…rse—not that the Lord was changed into these (for how could that be?), but that, by taking these upon himself, he removed our iniquities and bore our diseases (Isa. LIII, 4)." ERAN. The interpretation of both is… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:753C…e," he says, "bears our infirmities and is deeply affected for us in our pains; and we thought Him to be in labor and in a stroke from God, and in affliction" (Isa. liii, 4). For those who saw Him fixed to the wo… Manuel Kalekas d. 1410PG 152:575C…been said. For concerning Him it is said: "Who takes away the sins of the world," ⟦John 1:29⟧ and, "He himself took up our infirmities and bore our diseases." ⟦Isa. 53:4; Matt. 8:17⟧ As for that [saying], "Th… OrigenesPG 16:1915…us he was despised and we esteemed him not surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows yet we esteemed him stricken smitten by god and afflicted but he was wounded for our transgressions…

5Isa 53:5

6Isa 53:6

7Isa 53:7

8Isa 53:8

9Isa 53:9

10Isa 53:10

John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:819C…Isaiah declares this: And the Lord, he says, wills to purify him from the wound, to show him light, to justify the just, because he would serve many well (Isa. 53:10-11). That his slaughter was the solution f… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:325B…aw by types, hear Isaiah saying that His life is taken from the earth (Isa. LIII, 8), and, The Lord wills to cleanse Him from the wound, to show Him light (Isa. LIII, 10); and David before him: You will not a… OrigenesPG 16:1917…the will of the lord shall prosper in his hand he shall be satisfied in his knowledge h symmacus h truly he has taken upon himself…

11Isa 53:11

Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:105C…ruly served, for the sake of our freedom, our flesh, and our birth, and our sufferings, and all those things by which he rescued those who were held under sin (Isa. liii, 11). And what is greater and more honorabl… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:687B…e who has sinned lays his hands upon the calf, the sacrifice is performed, and "before the Lord." "For He himself bears our iniquities, and for us He suffers" (cf. Isa. liii, 11), while He is sacrificed; for hands bea…

12Isa 53:12

13Isa 53:13

Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:877C…be seen, as one was able, and His voice was able to be heard as one could receive it; as He said in the mouth of Isaiah: Behold, my servant shall understand (Isa. LIII, 13)—this is the voice of the Father. And a…