Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye will find rest for your souls.

Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who indeed am lowly in presence among you, but am bold toward you when absent.

Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King comes to thee, meek, and mounted upon a donkey, and a colt the foal of a pack animal.

But he emptied himself, having taken a form of a bondman, having become in a likeness of men.

He will not cry, nor lift up his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street.

Lord LORD has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious, nor turned away backward. I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to those who plucked off the hair. I did not hide my face from shame and spitting.

He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he opened not his mouth. As a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that is mute before its shearers, so he opened not his mouth.

Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this: He was led as a sheep to slaughter, and as a lamb, mute before shearing him, thus he opened not his mouth.

He will not quarrel, nor will he shout, nor will any man hear his voice in the thoroughfares.

And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. Then Pilate says to him, Do thou not hear how many things they testify against thee? And he did not answer him, not even one word, so as for the governor to marvel greatly.

For who ranks higher, he who sits dining, or he who serves? Is it not he who sits dining? But I am in the midst of you as he who serves.

And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they are doing. And dividing his garments, they cast a lot.

Then he pours water into the wash-basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which he was girded.

But he emptied himself, having taken a form of a bondman, having become in a likeness of men. And having been found in a form like a man, he lowered himself, having become obedient until death, even of death from a cross.

Looking to Jesus the pathfinder and perfecter of the faith, who, against the joy set before him, endured a cross, having despised the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Who, being reviled, did not revile in return. Suffering, he did not threaten, but yielded to him who judges righteously.

On the morrow John sees Jesus coming to him, and he says, Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!