Matthew 12:17

¹⁵ But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;

¹⁶ And charged them that they should not make him known:

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.

¹⁹ He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man 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
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
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Isaiah 42:9
Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
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Isaiah 41:22–23
Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come.
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Matthew 13:35
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
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Matthew 21:4
All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,
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Isaiah 44:26
That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:
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John 12:38
That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?
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John 10:35
If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
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