The Old Testament prophet Isaiah said this (53:4-6) about the Messiah:
4Surely he has borne our griefs
and carried our sorrows;
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yet we esteemed him stricken,
smitten by God, and afflicted.
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5 But he was pierced for our transgressions;
he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with his wounds we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned—every one—to his own way;
and the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.