Isaiah 53:3-4

"He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him..."

Inspirational illustration of Isaiah 53:3-4 -- 3   He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.4   Surely he took up our infirmities a

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