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The Suffering Servant, No Deceit in His Mouth
Written: ~700 BC→Fulfilled: ~AD 30
Isaiah's Servant was sinless and without deceit, Peter quotes this to describe Jesus's perfect innocence.
Prophecy & Fulfillment
Old Testament Prophecy
Isaiah 53:9
"He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth."
New Testament Fulfillment
1 Peter 2:22
""He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth.""
Commentary
Peter quotes Isaiah 53:9 in the context of suffering unjustly, holding up Jesus as the example of innocent suffering. Pilate declared Jesus innocent three times; Judas confessed he had betrayed innocent blood; even a criminal on the cross acknowledged Jesus had done nothing wrong.