King James Version (KJV)
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.”
Verse in context — Matthew 12
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And charged them that they should not make him known:
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That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
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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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He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
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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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