The Scripture was fulfilled, which says, “He was counted with transgressors.”
Parallel translations
- KJV And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.
- NKJV So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “And He was numbered with the transgressors.”
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Mark notes that Jesus' death among criminals fulfilled Scripture. His suffering was foretold and purposeful.
Overview
This verse (absent from some early manuscripts) cites Isaiah 53:12, 'He was counted with transgressors.' Whether original to Mark or an early scribal note, the truth it states is affirmed elsewhere (Luke 22:37). Jesus' place among lawbreakers was no accident but the appointed path of the Suffering Servant who bore the sins of many.
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Mark drives urgently to the cross, showing Jesus the Son of God as the suffering Servant who 'came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'
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