Matthew 12:15-21

God's Chosen Servant

15 Jesus, aware of this, ¹withdrew from there. And ²many followed him, and he healed them all

16 and ³ordered them not to make him known.

17 ⁴This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:

18 ⁵"Behold, my ⁶servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. ⁷I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.

19 He will not quarrel or cry aloud, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets;

20 a bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not quench, until he brings justice to victory;

21 ⁸and in his name the Gentiles will hope."

Cross References

• 1. Mark 3:7; John 10:39; See Matthew 10:23
• 2. Matthew 19:2
• 3. Mark 1:25(Gk.); Mark 3:12; Mark 8:30; Luke 4:41(Gk.); Luke 9:21; See Matthew 8:4
• 4. See Matthew 1:22
• 5. Cited from Isaiah 42:1-3
• 6. Acts 4:27, 30
• 7. [Isaiah 61:1; Luke 4:18; John 3:34; Acts 10:38]
• 8. Isaiah 42:4(Gk.); [Isaiah 11:10; Romans 15:12]