And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was reckoned with transgressors.

And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith: And with the wicked he was reputed.

And the scripture was fulfilled which says, And he was reckoned with the lawless.

and the Writing was fulfilled that is saying, 'And with lawless ones he was numbered.'

[ Some later manuscripts add: And the scripture was fulfilled that says, 'He was counted among outlaws.' ]

And the scripture was fulfilled - This passage of Scripture is found in Isaiah 53:12. This does not mean that he "was" a transgressor, but simply that in dying he "had a place" with transgressors. Nor does it mean that God regarded him as a sinner; but that at his death, in popular estimation. or by the sentence of the judge, he was "regarded as" a transgressor, and was treated in the same manner as the others who were put to death for their transgressions. Jesus died, the "just" for the "unjust," and in his death, as well as in his life, he was "holy, harmless, undefiled."

The scripture was fulfilled - All this verse is wanting in many MSS., some versions, and several of the fathers.

And the Scripture was fulfilled, which saith,.... In Isaiah 53:12;
and he was numbered with the transgressors: he was no transgressor of the law of God himself, but was perfectly conformable to it in his holy nature, harmless conversation, and complete obedience: he knew no sin, nor committed any in thought, word, or deed, nor could any be found in him by men or devils; and yet he was traduced as a sinner, and charged with many foul things, none of which could be proved upon him: but inasmuch as he stood in the room, and stead of sinners, and had all the sins of his people imputed to him, and laid upon him, with his own consent, he was treated by the justice of God as if he had been a transgressor, and was reckoned as such; of which his being placed between two thieves, was a symbol and representation: hence he was stricken, and wounded, and died, for the sins of those in whose place he stood. The fifty third chapter of Isaiah, where this passage stands, is a manifest prophecy of the Messiah, as several of the Jewish writers themselves, both ancient and modern, acknowledge; though some would apply it to some other persons (y).
(y) See my Book of the Prophecies of the Old Testament, &c. p. 160, 161, &c.

Isaiah 53:12.