Where in the Bible does it say Jesus was disfigured more than any man?
The passage is found in Isaiah 52, specifically the last verse or two of that chapter. Scripture states no man has ever been so disfigured as Jesus was. That is the Old Testament reference cited for Jesus being disfigured more than any man.
Les teaches that the book of Isaiah says no man has ever been so disfigured as Jesus was, and he locates it in Isaiah 52, the last verse or two. He connects this to Mary's last view of Jesus on the cross, which was an awful sight. When she later sees the risen Jesus in pre-dawn semi-darkness, she supposes Him to be the gardener, showing He looked very human and ordinary, not ghostly. This contrast highlights the disfigurement of the cross versus the normal appearance of the resurrected Christ.
As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
More Questions
Why was Jesus's face so marred and distorted on the cross?
Jesus's marred appearance was the result of the physical abuse by the Romans and the crowd combined with God laying all the sin of mankind on him, not physical abuse alone.
Why was Jesus so marred and disfigured on the cross according to Les?
Jesus' marred appearance was caused not simply by the physical abuse he suffered, but also by the spiritual weight of God laying all the sins of mankind on him.