He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.
Parallel translations
- WEB They made his grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in his death; although he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.
- KJV And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
- NKJV And they made His grave with the wicked— But with the rich at His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was any deceit in His mouth.
- NASB And His grave was assigned with wicked men, Yet He was with a rich man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.
- NLT He had done no wrong and had never deceived anyone. But he was buried like a criminal; he was put in a rich man’s grave.
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Quick answer
Though assigned a grave with the wicked, he was buried with a rich man, despite having done no violence or deceit. It matters because it affirms the Servant's sinlessness and a precise prophetic detail.
Overview
The Servant is innocent of any wrongdoing, yet treated as a criminal in death; remarkably, he ends up buried with the rich. This was fulfilled when Jesus, crucified between criminals, was laid in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea, a wealthy man (Matt. 27:57–60). Peter cites the Servant's sinlessness here as the ground of his sin-bearing work (1 Pet. 2:22).
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- Matt 27:57–60When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.
- 1 Pet 2:22“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
- 1 Jn 3:5But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
- Mark 15:43–46Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.
- 2 Cor 5:21God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
- Luke 23:50–53Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,
- John 19:38–42Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.
- Isa 42:1–3“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
- Heb 4:15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.
- 1 Cor 15:4that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
- Heb 7:26Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
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