Matthew 12:17
This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
In Context
16warning them not to make Him known.
Cross References
Isaiah 42:1“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
Isaiah 44:26who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’
Matthew 13:35So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
Luke 21:22For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.
John 10:35If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—
John 19:28After this, seeing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”
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 →