Matthew 12:16-18
New King James Version
16 Yet He (A)warned them not to make Him known, 17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:
18 “Behold!(B) My Servant whom I have chosen,
My Beloved (C)in whom My soul is well pleased!
I will put My Spirit upon Him,
And He will declare justice to the Gentiles.
Matthew 12:16-18
King James Version
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, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
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Matthew 12:16-18
New American Standard Bible
16 and (A)warned them not to [a]tell who He was. 17 This happened so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled:
18 “(B)Behold, My [b]Servant whom I [c]have chosen;
(C)My Beloved in whom My soul [d]delights;
(D)I will put My Spirit upon Him,
(E)And He will proclaim [e]justice to the [f]Gentiles.
Footnotes
- Matthew 12:16 Lit make Him known
- Matthew 12:18 Lit Child
- Matthew 12:18 Lit chose
- Matthew 12:18 Or took pleasure
- Matthew 12:18 Or judgment
- Matthew 12:18 Or nations
Matthew 12:16-18
English Standard Version
16 and (A)ordered them not to make him known. 17 (B)This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:
18 (C)“Behold, my (D)servant whom I have chosen,
my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased.
(E)I will put my Spirit upon him,
and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
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