Matthew 12:20 KJV — MannaFest

Matthew 12:20

A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.

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ASV

A bruised reed shall he not break, And smoking flax shall he not quench, Till he send forth judgment unto victory.

DBT

a bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, until he bring forth judgment unto victory;

WEB

A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory.

YLT

a bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench, till he may put forth judgment to victory,

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Matthew — The Gospel of the promised King. Five discourses punctuate the narrative; roughly sixty-five Old Testament citations bind the story to the prophets.

Author: Matthew (Levi), a former tax collector called by Jesus
Date: c. AD 50–60

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The Suffering ServantBehold my servant — Isa 42:1-4 in full.

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Isaiah 42:3–4
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
Ezekiel 34:16
I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.
Isaiah 61:1–3
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
Luke 4:18
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Psalms 147:3
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

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The scope of it is to show how mild and quiet, and yet how successful, our Lord Jesus should be in his undertaking; instances of both which we have in the foregoing passages. The pleasure of the Father in Christ (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Christ and his kingdom come not with observation, Luke xvii. When the First-begotten was brought into the world, it was not with state and ceremony; he made no public entry, had no harbingers to proclaim him King. He was in the world and the world knew him not.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Christ's judgment will be brought forth to victory, for when he judges he will overcome. He shall bring forth judgment unto truth; so it is, Isa. xlii. Truth and victory are much the same, for great is the truth, and will prevail.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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MAT 12:20LUK 4:18 ISA 61:1
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
MAT 12:20LUK 4:18 MAT 11:5
MAT 12:20LUK 4:18 PSA 146:7-8
MAT 12:20LUK 4:18 ACT 10:38
MAT 12:20PSA 147:3 PSA 34:18
MAT 12:20LUK 4:18 LUK 7:22
MAT 12:20PSA 147:3 JOB 5:18
MAT 12:20PSA 147:3 JER 33:6

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