Matthew 12:14-21

Good News Translation

¹⁴Then the Pharisees left and made plans to kill Jesus.

God's Chosen Servant

¹⁵When Jesus heard about the plot against him, he went away from that place; and large crowds followed him. He healed all the sick ¹⁶and gave them orders not to tell others about him. ¹⁷He did this so as to make come true what God had said through the prophet Isaiah:

¹⁸^(A)“Here is my servant, whom I have chosen,
    the one I love, and with whom I am pleased.
I will send my Spirit upon him,
    and he will announce my judgment to the nations.
¹⁹He will not argue or shout,
    or make loud speeches in the streets.
²⁰He will not break off a bent reed,
    nor put out a flickering lamp.
He will persist until he causes justice to triumph,
²¹    and on him all peoples will put their hope.”