Matthew 12:21
19 He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear His voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory.
In His name the nations will put their hope.”
22 Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.
23 The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”
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
- In His name the nations will put their hope.”
- KJV
- And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
- WEB
- In his name, the nations will hope.”
- ASV
- And in his name shall the Gentiles hope.
- DARBY
- and on his name shall [the] nations hope.
- BLB
- And in His name the nations will hope.”
- ÅB
- Og hedningene skal sette sitt håp til hans navn.»
- OTB
- I Hans navn skal nasjonene sette sitt håp.»
- B1930
- Og til hans navn skal hedningene sette sitt håp.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 11:10
On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.
Read in contextRomans 15:12–13
And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”
Read in contextIsaiah 42:4
He will not grow weak or discouraged before He has established justice on the earth. In His law the islands will put their hope.”
Read in contextColossians 1:27
To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Read in contextEphesians 1:12–13
in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.
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