Matthew 12:21
in Matthew 12In His name the nations will put their hope.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And in his name shall the Gentiles hope.
KJV
And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
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This verse in Matthew 12
Commentary
6 notes on this verseBut when the same prophet represents to us even nations sometimes estimated as "the small dust of the balance," and as "less than nothing, and vanity," and sometimes as about to hope and "trust in the name" and arm of the Lord, are we at all misled respecting the Gentile nations by the diversity of statement? Are some of them to turn believers, and are others accounted dust, from any difference of nature? Nay, rather Christ has shone as the true light on the nations within the ocean's limits, and from the heaven which is over us all.
This site's exposition
He shall not strive, nor cry
on Matthew 12:19-21
He shall not strive, nor cry describes exactly the manner just shown, withdrawal rather than public contention, and the bruised reed and smoking flax picture a ministry that does not finish off the weak or nearly spent. The bench reads these as the gentlest verses applied to the sternest week yet in the chapter, the same hand that will pronounce the unpardonable sin two verses later shown here as tender toward the bruised; the Gentiles trusting in his name closes the citation on the note the whole book will end on at 28:19.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
on Matthew 12:17-21
And it should be known, that the meaning not only of this passage, but of many others also, is supported by this testimony from the Prophet. The words, Behold my servant, may be referred to the place in which the Father had said above, This is my Son. (Mat. 3:17.) The words, I will put my Spirit upon him, is referred to the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Lord at His baptism; He shall declare judgment to the Gentiles, to that which He says below, When the Son of Man shall sit in the seat of his Majesty.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And in his name shall the Gentiles trust. The former part of the text is omitted, "he shall not fail, nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth"; but is inserted in Munster's Hebrew Gospel; and which some understand of the bruised reed, and smoking flax, and others of Christ; the latter sense is to be preferred.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
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.
on Matthew 12:14-21
The first thing which demands our notice in this passage is the desperate wickedness of the human heart, which it exemplifies. Silenced and defeated by our Lord’s arguments, the Pharisees plunged deeper and deeper into sin. They “went out and held a council against Him how they might destroy Him.” What evil had our Lord done, that he should be so treated? None, none at all. No charge could be brought against his life. He was holy, harmless, undefiled, and separate from sinners; his days were spent in doing good. No charge could be brought against his teaching.
The words behind it
6 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| τῷ | to | in the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ὀνόματι | onomati | name | G3686 → | 227 times |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | of Him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ἔθνη | ethne | [the] Gentiles | G1484 → | 161 times |
| ἐλπιοῦσιν.¶ | elpiousin | will hope. | G1679 → |
καὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
τῷin the
toG3588 →19766 times
ὀνόματιname
onomatiG3686 →227 times
αὐτοῦof Him
autouG846 →5565 times
ἔθνη[the] Gentiles
ethneG1484 →161 times
ἐλπιοῦσιν.¶will hope.
elpiousinG1679 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Colossians 1:27To 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.
it leads to
- John 14:20
On that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you.
- Romans 8:10
But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness.
- Ephesians 3:16–17
I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,
- 1 John 4:4
You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
- Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved…
- John 14:20
Through
Isaiah 11:10On 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.
it leads to
- Romans 15:9–12
so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.”
- Luke 2:32
a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”
- Isaiah 11:1
Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
- Romans 15:9–12
Where this verse is studied
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About Matthew
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on Isaiah, on chapter 42; J.C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Remigius of Rheims, Catena Aurea by Aquinas and Tertullian, On the Resurrection of the Flesh.