Matthew 12:17
that those words of the Prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled,
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
In Context
16But He gave them strict injunctions not to blaze abroad His doings,
Cross References
Matthew 13:35in fulfilment of the saying of the Prophet, "I will open my mouth in figurative language, I will utter things kept hidden since the creation of all things."
Luke 21:22For those are the days of vengeance and of fulfilling all that is written.
John 10:35If those to whom God's word was addressed are called gods (and the Scripture cannot be annulled),
John 19:28After this, Jesus, knowing that everything was now brought to an end, said--that the Scripture might be fulfilled, "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 →