Focused Passage

Matthew 12:15-21

The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief

Matthew moves from Sabbath controversy in the grainfields, to Sabbath healing in the synagogue, to Isaiah’s Servant fulfillment, to the Beelzebul accusation and Jesus’ warning about blasphemy against the Spirit, to teaching on words and the heart, to the sign of Jonah and judgment against the generation, to the danger of empty reform, and finally to the true family of Jesus.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

15Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,

16warning them not to make Him known.

17This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

18“Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.

19He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear His voice in the streets.

20A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory.

21In His name the nations will put their hope.”

Study Helps

References and Original Words

Verse 15

Original words

Aware of thisγνοὺςG1097Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular-δὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwithdrewἀνεχώρησενG402Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularfrom that placeἐκεῖθενG1564Adverb-καὶG2532ConjunctionLargeπολλοίG4183Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralcrowdsὄχλοιG3793Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralfollowedἠκολούθησανG190Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionHe healedἐθεράπευσενG2323Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralallπάνταςG3956Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Verse 16

Original words

-καὶG2532ConjunctionwarningἐπετίμησενG2008Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural-ἵναG2443ConjunctionnotμὴG3361Adverbto makeποιήσωσινG4160Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularknownφανερὸνG5318Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 17

Original words

This wasἵναG2443Conjunctionto fulfillπληρωθῇG4137Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person SingularwhatτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter Singularwas spokenῥηθὲνG2046Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter SingularthroughδιὰG1223PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularprophetπροφήτουG4396Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularIsaiahἨσαΐουG2268Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-λέγοντοςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 18

Original words

Here isἸδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularServantπαῖςG3816Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwhomὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularI have chosenᾑρέτισαG140Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularbelovedἀγαπητόςG27Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularinεἰςG1519PrepositionwhomὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularsoulψυχήG5590Noun - Nominative Feminine SingulardelightsεὐδόκησενG2106Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularI will putθήσωG5087Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεῦμάG4151Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularonἐπ’G1909PrepositionHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionHe will proclaimἀπαγγελεῖG518Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularjusticeκρίσινG2920Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularto theτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Neuter PluralnationsἔθνεσινG1484Noun - Dative Neuter Plural
Verse 19

Original words

vvvοὐκG3756AdverbHe will not quarrelἐρίσειG2051Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularorοὐδὲG3761Conjunctioncry outκραυγάσειG2905Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnoοὐδὲG3761ConjunctiononeτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularwill hearἀκούσειG191Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularvoiceφωνὴνG5456Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluralstreetsπλατείαιςG4113Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Verse 20

Original words

A bruisedσυντετριμμένονG4937Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine SingularreedκάλαμονG2563Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularvvvοὐG3756AdverbHe will not breakκατεάξειG2608Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctiona smolderingτυφόμενονG5188Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter SingularwickλίνονG3043Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularvvvοὐG3756AdverbHe will not extinguishσβέσειG4570Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartillἕωςG2193Conjunction. . .ἂνG302ParticleHe leadsἐκβάλῃG1544Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularjusticeκρίσινG2920Noun - Accusative Feminine SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositionvictoryνῖκοςG3534Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 21

Original words

-καὶG2532ConjunctionInτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularnameὀνόματιG3686Noun - Dative Neuter Singular[the] nationsἔθνηG1484Noun - Nominative Neuter Pluralwill put their hopeἐλπιοῦσινG1679Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural

BSB notes

  • Isaiah 42:1–4 (see also LXX)

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