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NASB | Isaiah 53:5 But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 53:5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was crushed for our wickedness [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing]; The punishment [required] for our well-being fell on Him, And by His stripes (wounds) we are healed. |
Subject: Please, a straight answer!!! |
Bible Note: Jeff: Signs, miracles, and wonders were often done by the Holy Spirit through the apostles and their close associates to authenticate them as messengers of God's truth. (Acts 2:19; 4:20; 5:12; 14:3; 15:12; 2 Cor. 12:12). By a variety of miracles, wonders, and signs God validated Jesus as the Messiah (Acts 2:22; Matt. 11:1-6; Luke 7:20-23; John 3:2; 5:17-20; 8:28; Phil. 2:9). God still heals today according to His will through prayer, directly, but Scripture does not support the teaching that God heals or performs "miracles, signs and wonders" instrumentally through human agents today in the manner of the apostles at the beginning of the church age. Even in apostolic times the ability to perform miracles was limited to the apostles and their close associates. (See 2 Cor. 12:12; Heb. 2:1-4). Jesus' miracles as well as His apostles' were God's divine confirmation of the gospel of Jesus Christ, His Son. (John 10:38; Rom. 15:19; 1 Cor. 14:22). The authentication of the message was the purpose of these miraculous deeds. Today we have the written authentication of the message of the gospel of Christ in God's word, the Bible. (Heb. 1:2; 2 Tim. 3:16). "These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name." (John 20:31). ..... By the way, the Isaiah 53 passage is speaking of spiritual healing. --Hank |