Matthew 12 · Verse 21

Matthew 12:21

And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.

Matthew 12:21, King James Version

Matthew 12:21 in other translations

BSB	In His name the nations will put their hope.”
WEB	In his name, the nations will hope.”
ASV	And in his name shall the Gentiles hope.
YLT	and in his name shall nations hope.'
DARBY	and on his name shall the nations hope.
BBE	And in his name will the Gentiles put their hope.
Webster	And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.

What does Matthew 12:21 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

21. And in his name shall the Gentiles trust--Part of His present audience were Gentiles--from Tyre and Sidon--first-fruits of the great Gentile harvest contemplated in the prophecy.

Mt 12:22-37. A Blind and Dumb Demoniac Healed and Reply to the Malignant Explanation Put upon It. ( = Mr 3:20-30; Lu 11:14-23).

The precise time of this section is uncertain. Judging from the statements with which Mark introduces it, we should conclude that it was when our Lord's popularity was approaching its zenith, and so before the feeding of the five thousand. But, on the other hand, the advanced state of the charges brought against our Lord, and the plainness of His warnings and denunciations in reply, seem to favor the later period at which Luke introduces it. "And the multitude," says Mark (Mr 3:20, 21), "cometh together again," referring back to the immense gathering which Mark had before recorded (Mr 2:2)--"so that they could not so much as eat bread. And when His friends"--or rather, "relatives," as appears from Mt 12:31, and see on Mt 12:46--"heard of it, they went out to lay hold on Him; for they said, He is beside Himself." Compare 2Co 5:13, "For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God."

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Barnes' Notes

Verse 21. And in his name, etc. The Hebrew in Isaiah is, "And the isles shall wait for his law." The idea is, however, the same. The isles denote the Gentiles, or a part of the Gentiles--those out of Judea. The meaning is, that the gospel should be preached to the Gentiles, and that they should receive it. Isa 41:1, for an explanation of the word islands, as it is used in the Bible.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 21 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust - Ελπιουσι, they shall hope. Jesus Christ is the sole hope and trust of mankind; to trust and hope in his name, Jesus, is to expect salvation and all things necessary from him alone, to despise, comparatively, all earthly promises, to esteem, love, and desire heavenly things only, and to bear with patience and tranquillity all the losses and evils of this life, upon the prospect and hope of that felicity which he has purchased for us.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 12:21 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.

καὶkaiAndG2532

τῷtōin theG3588

ὀνόματιonomatinameG3686

αὐτοῦautouof HimG846

ἔθνηethnē[the] GentilesG1484

ἐλπιοῦσιν.¶elpiousinwill hope.G1679

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

Cross references for Matthew 12:21

Isaiah 11:10
And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.
Romans 15:12-13
And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust. Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
Isaiah 42:4
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
Colossians 1:27
To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
Ephesians 1:12-13
That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isa 11:10; Ro 15:12,13; Eph 1:12,13; Col 1:27

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Context

Matthew 12:20
A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
Matthew 12:21
And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
Matthew 12:22
Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.

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Matthew 12:21 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y en su nombre esperarán los Gentiles.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	et les nations espéreront en son nom ».
German Elberfelder 1871	und auf seinen Namen werden die Nationen hoffen."
Latin Clementine Vulgate	et in nomine ejus gentes sperabunt.