New American Standard Bible 2020
Matthew 12:18
18“1Behold, My 2Servant whom I 3have chosen; 4My Beloved in whom My soul 5delights; 6I will put My Spirit upon Him, 7And He will proclaim 8justice to the 9Gentiles.
Matthew 12:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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 shew judgment to the Gentiles.
- New International Version (NIV)“Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“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 will declare justice to the Gentiles.
Context of Matthew 12:18
16and warned them not to tell who He was. 17This happened so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled: “Behold, My Servant whom I have chosen; My Beloved in whom My soul delights; I will put My Spirit upon Him, And He will proclaim justice to the Gentiles. 19He will not quarrel, nor cry out; Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets. 20A bent reed He will not break off, And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish, Until He leads justice to victory.
Read all of Matthew 12Matthew 12:18 word by word
ἰδοὺ ὁ παῖς μου ὃν ᾑρέτισα, ὁ ἀγαπητός μου εἰς ὃν εὐδόκησεν ἡ ψυχή μου. θήσω τὸ πνεῦμά μου ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν, καὶ κρίσιν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἀπαγγελεῖ.Read the interlinear
- Beholdἰδούidou · look!G2400
- Servantπαῖςpais · childG3816
- whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- have chosenαἱρετίζωaihretizō · to chooseG140
- My Belovedἀγαπητόςagapētos · belovedG27
- My soulψυχήpsuchē · soulG5590
- delightsεὐδοκέωeudokeō · to delightG2106
- I will putτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
- My Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
- And He will proclaimἀπαγγέλλωapaggellō · to announceG518
- justiceκρίσιςkrisis · judgmentG2920
- Gentilesἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
Cross-references for Matthew 12:18
- Isaiah 49:5And now says the Lord, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, To bring Jacob back to Him, so that Israel might be gathered to Him (For I am honored in the sight of the Lord, And My God is My strength),
- Isaiah 52:13Behold, My Servant will prosper, He will be high and lifted up and greatly exalted.
- Isaiah 53:11As a result of the anguish of His soul, He will see it and be satisfied; By His knowledge the Righteous One, My Servant, will justify the many, For He will bear their wrongdoings.
- Zechariah 3:8Now listen, Joshua, you high priest, you and your friends who are sitting in front of you--indeed they are men who are a sign: for behold, I am going to bring in My servant the Branch.
- Philippians 2:6who, as He already existed in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
- Psalms 89:19Once You spoke in vision to Your godly ones, And said, “I have given help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
- Isaiah 49:1Listen to Me, you islands, And pay attention, you peoples from afar. The Lord called Me from the womb; From the body of My mother He named Me.
- Luke 23:35And the people stood by, watching. And even the rulers were sneering at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if this is the Christ of God, His Chosen One.”
- 1 Peter 2:4And coming to Him as to a living stone which has been rejected by people, but is choice and precious in the sight of God,
- Matthew 3:17and behold, a voice from the heavens said, “This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
- Matthew 17:5While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to Him!”
- Mark 1:11and a voice came from the heavens: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
- Mark 9:7Then a cloud formed, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud: “This is My beloved Son; listen to Him!”
- Luke 9:35And then a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, My Chosen One; listen to Him!”
- Ephesians 1:6to the praise of the glory of His grace, with which He favored us in the Beloved.
- Colossians 1:1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
Commentaries on Matthew 12:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Behold my servant - This title was given to our blessed Lord in several prophecies. See Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 53:2. Christ assumes it, Psalm 40:7-9. Compare these with John 17:4, and Philemon 2:7. God required an acceptable and perfect service from man; but man, being sinful, could not perform it. Jesus, taking upon him the nature of man, fully performed the whole will of God, and communicates grace to all his followers, to enable them perfectly to love and…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14-21Verses 14-21 This account is found also in Mark 3:6-12. Matthew 12:14 The Pharisees held a council - Mark adds that the Herodians also took a part in this plot. They were probably a “political” party attached firmly to Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great, tetrarch of Galilee. He was the same man who had imprisoned and beheaded John the Baptist, and to whom the Saviour, when arraigned, was sent by Pilate. See the notes at Luke 3:1. He was under Roman…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-21Verses 14-21 The Pharisees took counsel to find some accusation, that Jesus might be condemned to death. Aware of their design, as his time was not come, he retired from that place. Face does not more exactly answer to face in water, than the character of Christ drawn by the prophet, to his temper and conduct as described by the evangelists. Let us with cheerful confidence commit our souls to so kind and faithful a Friend. Far from breaking, he will…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18This quote is similar to the story of the baptism of Jesus (Matthew 3:13–17). Justice (or judgment): This can be good or bad. Here, it probably means something positive (12:20; compare 23:23).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. 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 show judgment to the Gentiles.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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