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Did Netflix cut Isaiah 53 from 'Passion of the Christ'?

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Did Netflix cut a famous Bible verse, which some Jewish scholars say is "the forbidden chapter," from the opening of “The Passion of the Christ”?

Some viewers have posted videos on social media asking that question after footage emerged from what appears to be two different versions of the opening montage to the 2004 Mel Gibson blockbuster about Jesus’ last hours before His crucifixion.

The movie’s theatrical release included a passage from Isaiah 53, a passage written roughly 700 years before Christ, which reads: “He was wounded for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; by His wounds we are healed.” But, in footage from the Netflix version shared on social media, viewers are met with a jarring 13-second blank, black screen — devoid of music or context.

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