Matthew 12:17
that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, saying:
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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 so might be fulfilled that which was spoken by the prophet, who said: I will open my mouth in similitudes; I will utter things concealed from before the foundation of the world.
Luke 21:22For these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.
John 10:35If he called them gods, because the word of God was with them, and the scripture cannot be nullified;
John 19:28After these things, Jesus knew that every thing was finished; and, that the scripture might be fulfilled, he 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 →