Matthew 12:18
Behold my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul hath been well pleased. I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
17That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaias the prophet, saying:
19He shall not contend, nor cry out, neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
Cross References
Psalms 89:19For our protection is of the Lord, and of our king the holy one of Israel.
Isaiah 32:15Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high: and the desert shall be se a charmel, and charmel shall be counted for a forest.
Isaiah 49:1Give ear, ye islands, and hearken, ye people from afar. The Lord hath called me from the womb, from the bowels of my mother he hath been mindful of my name.
Isaiah 52:13Behold my servant shall understand, he shall be exalted, and extolled, and shall be exceeding high.
Isaiah 59:20And there shall come a, redeemer to Sion, and to them that return from iniquity in Jacob, saith the Lord.
Isaiah 61:1The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed me: he hath sent me to preach to the meek, to heal the contrite of heart, and to preach a release to the captives, and deliverance to them that are shut up.
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 →