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NASB | Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and forsaken of men, A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; And like one from whom men hide their face He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and pain and acquainted with grief; And like One from whom men hide their faces He was despised, and we did not appreciate His worth or esteem Him. |
Bible Question: Was Jesus ugly or deformed in some way in physical appearance? Could this be why Mary and the disciples did not recognize him after the ressurection? Was his ressurected/perfected body so much different than his physical body? |
Bible Answer: Cwade: In Luke 24 we have this record: "Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. And when he had thus spoken, he showed them his hands and feet" Luke 24:39-40 The significance of his hands and feet was that they bore the wounds of calvary. In v. 41 "yet they believed not for joy, and wondered" They were overwhelmed with joy and could not seem to take it in. Jesus asked "have you here any meat?" And they gave him a piece of broiled fish and of a honey-comb" Luke 24:41-43 In these verse we see that the risen Lord has a physical body which bears the marks of calvary and is not limited by time or space. Thomas was not with them and was indignet and said "except I see the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side I will not believe' (John20:25) and we find that 8 days later Jesus said to Thomas "Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: be not faithless, but believing." (John 20:25) It was at this moment that Thomas as he looked upon the risen Christ believed and said "My Lord and my God" V.28 I believe that one of the main reasons they did not recognize him was that they were not expecting to see him. They thought all hope was lost. The fact that he had told them that he would rise again after 3 days was forgotten and their hearts were hardened. On the other hand it was not until Jesus revealed himself to them, to Mary when he called her name (John 20:16, when he showed them his hands and feet and opened their understanding (Luke 24:39-45) to Thomas as mentioned above, and when he broke the bread(Luke 24:30-31) |