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Matthew 12:18
18“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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Look at my Servant, whom I have chosen. He is my Beloved, who pleases me. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
Context of Matthew 12:18
16He warned them not to tell others about him. 17This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “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. 19He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear his voice in the streets. 20A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till he has brought justice through 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- Beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- servantὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- servantπαῖςpais · childG3816
- whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- I have chosenαἱρετίζωaihretizō · to chooseG140
- belovedἀγαπητόςagapētos · belovedG27
- inεἰςeis · towardG1519
- soulψυχήpsuchē · soulG5590
- is well pleasedεὐδοκέωeudokeō · to delightG2106
- I will putτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
- spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
- uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- he shall shewἀπαγγέλλωapaggellō · to announceG518
- judgmentκρίσιςkrisis · judgmentG2920
- to the Gentilesἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
Cross-references for Matthew 12:18
- Isaiah 49:5And now the Lord says— he who formed me in the womb to be his servant to bring Jacob back to him and gather Israel to himself, for I am honored in the eyes of the Lord and my God has been my strength—
- Isaiah 52:13See, my servant will act wisely; he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.
- Isaiah 53:11After he has suffered, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities.
- Zechariah 3:8“ ‘Listen, High Priest Joshua, you and your associates seated before you, who are men symbolic of things to come: I am going to bring my servant, the Branch.
- Philippians 2:6Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
- Psalms 89:19Once you spoke in a vision, to your faithful people you said: “I have bestowed strength on a warrior; I have raised up a young man from among the people.
- Isaiah 49:1Listen to me, you islands; hear this, you distant nations: Before I was born the Lord called me; from my mother’s womb he has spoken my name.
- Luke 23:35The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.”
- 1 Peter 2:4As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him—
- Matthew 3:17And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”
- Matthew 17:5While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!”
- Mark 1:11And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”
- Mark 9:7Then a cloud appeared and covered them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!”
- Luke 9:35A voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him.”
- Ephesians 1:6to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.
- 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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