Matthew 12:17
so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which says,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
In Context
16And he chided them so that they would not make him known,
Cross References
Isaiah 42:1Behold, my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights. I have put my Spirit upon him, he will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
Isaiah 44:26who confirms the word of his servant, and performs the counsel of his messengers, who says of Jerusalem, She shall be inhabited, and of the cities of Judah, They shall be built, and I will raise up the waste places of it,
Matthew 13:35so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled, which says, I will open my mouth in parables. I will utter things concealed from the foundation of the world.
Luke 21:22Because these are days of vengeance to fulfill all things that are written.
John 10:35If he designated those men gods, for whom the word of God came to be (and the scripture cannot be broken),
John 19:28After this, Jesus, having seen that all things are now completed, so that the scripture might be fully complete, says, I thirst.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 12:15-22
The Malice of the Pharisees; Christ Withdraws Himself. 14 Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him. 15 But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all; 16 And charged them that they should not make him known: 17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, 18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him,… Read the whole commentary →