Matthew 12 · Verse 17

Matthew 12:17

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
Matthew 12:17, King James Version

Matthew 12:17 in other translations

BSBThis was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
WEBthat it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
ASVthat it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
YLTthat it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
DARBYthat that might be fulfilled which was spoken through Esaias the prophet, saying,
BBESo that what was said by Isaiah the prophet might come true,
WebsterThat it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying,

What does Matthew 12:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
17. That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying--(Is 42:1).

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 17. That it might be fulfilled, etc. Matthew here quotes a passage from Isa 43:1-4, to show the reason why he thus retired from his enemies, and sought concealment. The Jews, and the disciples also, at first, expected that the Messiah would be a conqueror, and vindicate himself from all his enemies. When they saw him retiring before them, and instead of subduing them by force, seeking a place of concealment, it was contrary to all their previous notions of the Messiah. Matthew, by this quotation, shows that their conceptions of him had been wrong. Instead of a warrior and an earthly conqueror, he was predicted under a totally different character. Instead of shouting for battle, lifting up his voice in the streets, oppressing the feeble-- breaking bruised reeds, and quenching smoking flax, as a conqueror--he would be peaceful, retiring, and strengthening the feeble, and cherishing the faintest desires of holiness. This appears to be the general meaning of this quotation here. Comp. Isa 42:1 and following.

(v) "saying" Isa 42:1

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 12:14-21

The Pharisees took counsel to find some accusation, that Jesus might be condemned to death. Aware of their design, as his time was not come, he retired from that place. Face does not more exactly answer to face in water, than the character of Christ drawn by the prophet, to his temper and conduct as described by the evangelists. Let us with cheerful confidence commit our souls to so kind and faithful a Friend. Far…

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Matthew 12:17 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἵναinaso thatG2443
πληρωθῇplērōthēamay be fulfilledG4137
τὸtothatG3588
ῥηθὲνrhēthenhaving been spokenG2046
διὰdiathroughG1223
ἨσαΐουĒsaiouIsaiahG2268
τοῦtoutheG3588
προφήτουprophētouprophetG4396
λέγοντος·legontossaying;G3004

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Matthew 12:17

  • 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. He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.

  • 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.

  • 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. Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.

  • 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.

  • Matthew 21:4

    All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,

  • 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:

  • 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?

  • John 10:35

    If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;

  • Luke 21:22

    For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

  • John 19:28

    After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.

  • Luke 24:44

    And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

  • Matthew 8:17

    That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
it.
8:17; 13:35; 21:4; Isa 41:22,23; 42:9; 44:26; Lu 21:22; 24:44
Joh 10:35; 12:38; 19:28; Ac 13:27
saying.
Isa 42:1-4

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Context

  • Matthew 12:16

    And charged them that they should not make him known:

  • Matthew 12:17

    That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,

  • Matthew 12:18

    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.

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Matthew 12:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Para que se cumpliese lo que estaba dicho por el profeta Isaías, que dijo:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
afin que fût accompli ce qui a été dit par Ésaïe le prophète, disant:
German
Elberfelder 1871
damit erfüllt würde, was durch den Propheten Jesaias geredet ist, welcher spricht:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ut adimpleretur quod dictum est per Isaiam prophetam, dicentem: