June 3, 2018

God's Chosen Servant

¹⁵ Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he healed them all ¹⁶ and ordered them not to make him known. ¹⁷ This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:

¹⁸ “Behold, my servant whom I have chosen,
    my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased.
I will put my Spirit upon him,
    and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
¹⁹ He will not quarrel or cry aloud,
    nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets;
²⁰ a bruised reed he will not break,
    and a smoldering wick he will not quench,
until he brings justice to victory;
²¹     and in his name the Gentiles will hope.”

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Cross references

Matthew 12:15 : Mark 3:7; John 10:39; See ch. 10:23 Matthew 12:15 : ch. 19:2 Matthew 12:16 : Mark 1:25 (Gk.); 3:12; 8:30; Luke 4:41 (Gk.); 9:21; See ch. 8:4 Matthew 12:17 : See ch. 1:22 Matthew 12:18 : Cited from Isa. 42:1-3 Matthew 12:18 : Acts 4:27, 30 Matthew 12:18 : [Isa. 61:1; Luke 4:18; John 3:34; Acts 10:38] Matthew 12:21 : Isa. 42:4 (Gk.); [Isa. 11:10; Rom. 15:12]

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