Matthew 12:17

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

¹⁶ warning them not to make Him known.

This 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.

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

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
KJV: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
WEB: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
ASV: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
DARBY: that that might be fulfilled which was spoken through Esaias the prophet, saying,
BLB: so that it might be fulfilled, that having been spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:

ÅB: slik at profeten Jesajas ord skulle oppfylles, der han sier:
OTB: Dette ble gjort for å oppfylle det som var talt gjennom profeten Jesaja:
B1930: forat det skulde opfylles som er talt ved profeten Esaias, som sier:

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 42:1–4
“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
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Isaiah 42:9
Behold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”
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Isaiah 41:22–23
“Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the former things, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome. Or announce to us what is coming.
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Matthew 13:35
So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
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Matthew 21:4
This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
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Isaiah 44:26
who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’
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John 12:38
This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
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John 10:35
If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—
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