Matthew 12:20
a bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax he will not extinguish, till He send forth judgement victorious.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
19nor cry aloud, nor shall any one hear his voice in the streets:
21And in his name shall the Gentiles hope.
Cross References
Matthew 11:28Come unto me therefore all ye who are labouring and oppressed, and I will give you ease.
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 →