The scepter of the majesty of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, came not with the pomp of arrogance or pride, though He could have done so, but in humility of mind, even as the Holy Spirit spoke concerning Him; for He says:
"Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? We announced Him before Him, as a child, as a root in thirsty ground; He has no form nor glory, and we saw Him, and He had no form nor beauty, but His form was without honor, failing beyond the form of men; a man stricken with affliction and in pain and knowing how to bear sickness, for His face is turned away; He was dishonored and not esteemed."
"And the Lord delivered Him up for our sins, and He, because of His affliction, opens not His mouth. As a sheep is led to the slaughter, and as a lamb is dumb before its shearer, so He opens not His mouth. In His humiliation His judgment was taken away."
"And I will give the wicked for His burial, and the rich for His death; because He did no iniquity, neither was deceit found in His mouth. And the Lord wills to cleanse Him of His stroke."
"And the Lord wills to take away from the travail of His soul, to show Him light and to form Him with understanding, to justify the righteous One who serves many well. And He shall bear their sins."
"Therefore He shall inherit many, and shall divide the spoils of the strong; because His soul was delivered up to death, and He was numbered among the transgressors."
"All who see me mock me; they speak with their lips, they shake the head, saying: He hoped in the Lord, let Him deliver him, let Him save him, since He delights in him."
See, beloved men, what is the example that has been given to us; for if the Lord so humbled Himself, what shall we do who through Him have come under the yoke of His grace?