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.
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.
- BSB 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.
- 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 evening had come, a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who himself was also Jesus’ disciple came.
- 1 Pet 2:22who did not sin, “neither was deceit found in his mouth.”
- 1 Jn 3:5You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and in him is no sin.
- Mark 15:43–46Joseph of Arimathaea, a prominent council member who also himself was looking for God’s Kingdom, came. He boldly went in to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body.
- 2 Cor 5:21For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
- Luke 23:50–53Behold, a man named Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man
- John 19:38–42After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away Jesus’ body. Pilate gave him permission. He came therefore and took away his body.
- Isa 42:1–3“Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delights — I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
- Heb 4:15For we don’t have a high priest who can’t be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin.
- 1 Cor 15:4that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
- Heb 7:26For such a high priest was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
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