Matthew 12:17
that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
In Context
16And he charged them not to make him known;
Cross References
Matthew 13:35that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things that have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
Luke 21:22For these are the days of vengeance, that all things that are written may be fulfilled.
John 10:35If he called them gods, to whom the word of God was committed, (and the scripture can not be made void,)
John 19:28After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, said: 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 →