Matthew 12:18

18 "1BEHOLD, MY SERVANT WHOM I HAVE CHOSEN; 2MY BELOVED IN WHOM MY SOUL is WELL-PLEASED; 3 I WILL PUT MY SPIRIT UPON HIM, 4 AND HE SHALL PROCLAIM JUSTICE TO THE GENTILES.

Matthew 12:18 In-Context

16 and warned them not to tell who He was.
17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet:
18 "BEHOLD, MY SERVANT WHOM I HAVE CHOSEN; MY BELOVED IN WHOM MY SOUL is WELL-PLEASED; I WILL PUT MY SPIRIT UPON HIM, AND HE SHALL PROCLAIM JUSTICE TO THE GENTILES.
19 "HE WILL NOT QUARREL, NOR CRY OUT; NOR WILL ANYONE HEAR HIS VOICE IN THE STREETS.
20 "A BATTERED REED HE WILL NOT BREAK OFF, AND A SMOLDERING WICK HE WILL NOT PUT OUT, UNTIL HE LEADS JUSTICE TO VICTORY.

Cross References 4

  • 1. Isaiah 42:1
  • 2. Matthew 3:17; Matthew 17:5
  • 3. Luke 4:18; John 3:34
  • 4. Isaiah 42:1

Footnotes 5

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