October 23
Today’s Verse
Isaiah 53:3
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were [our] faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. (KJV)
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. (BSB)
Today’s Verse
Isaiah 53:3
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were [our] faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. (KJV)
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. (BSB)
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of suffering and acquainted with disease. He was despised as one from whom men hide their face; and we didn’t respect him. (WEB)
He was despised and rejected by people, one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness; people hid their faces from him; he was despised, and we considered him insignificant. (NET)
KJV - King James Version, BSB - Berean Study Bible, WEB - World English Bible, NET - New English Translation
Today’s Quote
Christ’s suffering should be a constant meditation for the believer, for in it we find the deepest expression of God’s love.
— Jonathan Edwards
Spurgeon’s Daily Help
If there is one place where our Lord Jesus fully becomes the joy and comfort of His people, it is where He plunged deepest into the depths of sorrow. Come here, gracious souls, and see the Man in the garden of Gethsemane, with His heart so full of love that it overflows, and so full of sorrow that it
must be expressed. See the Man as they drive the nails into His hands and feet. Look up, repenting sinners, and see the sorrowful image of your suffering Lord. If we want to live rightly, we must meditate on His death; if we want to rise to dignity, we must reflect on His humiliation and sorrow.
Public domain content from Daily Help by Charles Spurgeon.
The Spurgeon Birthday Book
October 23
A religious profession requires grace to sustain it. A company that starts business without capital will soon lose even the little it pretended to have, illustrating the words of our Lord, "For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance.
Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them." This shows us the result of pretending to be Christians without the grace to maintain our profession.
Public domain content from The Spurgeon Birthday Book by Charles Spurgeon
Spurgeon’s Quote
Gethsemane’s sorrows reveal the depths of Christ’s love. No other garden has ever borne such fruit.
— Charles Spurgeon
Mount Sinai, Saint Catherine, Egypt
Daily Devotionals
October 23