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21 And in and on His name will the Gentiles (the [a]peoples outside of Israel) set their hopes.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 12:21 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.

21 And his name will be the hope
    of all the world.”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 12:18-21 Isa 42:1-4 (Greek version for 42:4).

In Charge of Everything

15-21 Jesus, knowing they were out to get him, moved on. A lot of people followed him, and he healed them all. He also cautioned them to keep it quiet, following guidelines set down by Isaiah:

Look well at my handpicked servant;
    I love him so much, take such delight in him.
I’ve placed my Spirit on him;
    he’ll decree justice to the nations.
But he won’t yell, won’t raise his voice;
    there’ll be no commotion in the streets.
He won’t walk over anyone’s feelings,
    won’t push you into a corner.
Before you know it, his justice will triumph;
    the mere sound of his name will signal hope, even
        among far-off unbelievers.

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23 And all the [crowds of] people were stunned with bewildered wonder and said, This cannot be the Son of David, can it?

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23 The crowd was amazed and asked, “Could it be that Jesus is the Son of David, the Messiah?”

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No Neutral Ground

22-23 Next a poor demon-afflicted wretch, both blind and deaf, was set down before him. Jesus healed him, gave him his sight and hearing. The people who saw it were impressed—“This has to be the Son of David!”

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