Matthew 12:20
a bruised reed he will not break, and a smouldering wick he will not quench, Till he has brought the judgment to a victorious issue,
Twentieth Century New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
19He shall not contend, nor cry aloud, Neither shall any one hear his voice in the streets;
21and on his name shall the Gentiles rest their hopes.”
Cross References
Matthew 11:28Come to me, all you who toil and are burdened, and I will give you rest!
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 →