Mateus 12

Mateus 12

Wuest adds that epitimao "In classical Greek its predominating sense is that of severe, strenuous reproach for unworthy deeds or acts. In this sense, the word carries at bottom, a suggestion of a charge under penalty." Matthew 12:17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: NET Matthew 12:17 This fulfilled what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet: GNT Matthew 12:17 ἵνα πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος, NLT Matthew 12:17 This fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah concerning him: KJV Matthew 12:17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, ESV Matthew 12:17 This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: NIV Matthew 12:17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: ASV Matthew 12:17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, CSB Matthew 12:17 so that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: NKJ Matthew 12:17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: NRS Matthew 12:17 This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah: YLT Matthew 12:17 that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, NAB Matthew 12:17 This was to fulfill what had been spoken through Isaiah the prophet: NJB Matthew 12:17 This was to fulfil what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: GWN Matthew 12:17 So what the prophet Isaiah had said came true: BBE Matthew 12:17 So that what was said by Isaiah the prophet might come true, This was to fulfill: Mt 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 was spoken through Isaiah: Isa 42:1-4 Matthew 12 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet - Isaiah spoke it but God through His Spirit was the primary "Spokesman." Indeed, when the Bible speaks, God speaks! Indeed, "no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God." (2 Pe 1:17+) F F Bruce writes that Matthew's quotation of Isaiah 42:1–4 is “a very free reproduction of the Hebrew with occasional side glances at the Septuagint." Leon Morris makes the point that "It is characteristic of Matthew to appeal to prophecy and to see in it a fulfilment of what God had said long ago." (PNTC-Mt) Fulfill (complete) (4137)(pleroo) means to be filled (passive voice) to the brim (a net, Mt 13:48, a building, Jn 12:3, Acts 2:2, a city, Acts 5:28, needs Phil 4:19). In the present context of course the idea is fulfill a prophecy to make complete in every particular, to cause to abound, to furnish or supply liberally, to flood, to diffuse throughout, to pervade, to take possession of and so to ultimately to control. 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 PROCLAIM JUSTICE TO THE GENTILES. NET Matthew 12:18 "Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I take great delight. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations. GNT Matthew 12:18 Ἰδοὺ ὁ παῖς μου ὃν ᾑρέτισα, ὁ ἀγαπητός μου εἰς ὃν εὐδόκησεν ἡ ψυχή μου· θήσω τὸ πνεῦμά μου ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν, καὶ κρίσιν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἀπαγγελεῖ. NLT Matthew 12:18 "Look at my Servant, whom I have chosen. He is my Beloved, who pleases me. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations. 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. ESV Matthew 12:18 "Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles. NIV Matthew 12:18 "Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations. ASV 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 declare judgment to the Gentiles. CSB Matthew 12:18 Here is My Servant whom I have chosen, My beloved in whom My soul delights; I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations. NKJ 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 will declare justice to the Gentiles. NRS Matthew 12:18 "Here is my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles. YLT Matthew 12:18 'Lo, My servant, whom I did choose, My beloved, in whom My soul did delight, I will put My Spirit upon him, and judgment to the nations he shall declare, NAB Matthew 12:18 "Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom I delight; I shall place my spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles. NJB Matthew 12:18 Look! My servant whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my soul delights, I will send my Spirit upon him, and he will present judgement to the nations; GWN Matthew 12:18 "Here is my servant whom I have chosen, whom I love, and in whom I delight. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will announce justice to the nations. BBE Matthew 12:18 See my servant, the man of my selection, my loved one in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit on him, and he will make my decision clear to the Gentiles. my servant: Isa 49:5,6 52:13 53:11 Zec 3:8 Php 2:6,7 whom I: Ps 89:19 Isa 49:1-3 Lu 23:35 1Pe 2:4 my beloved: Mt 3:17 17:5 Mk 1:11 Mk 9:7 Lu 9:35 Eph 1:6 Col 1:1,13 2Pe 1:17 I will: Mt 3:16 Isa 11:2 Isa 59:20,21 Isa 61:1-3 Lu 3:22 Lk 4:18 Joh 1:32-34 Jn 3:34 Acts 10:38 Matthew 12 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Old Testament Quotation - Isaiah 42:1-4 “Behold, My (GOD THE FATHER) Servant (MESSIAH), Whom I uphold; My chosen one in Whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit (DON'T MISS THE "TRINITY" IN THIS OT VERSE!) upon Him (cf Isa 61:1+, Lk 4:18+, Isaiah 11:1-2+); He will bring forth justice to the nations. 2 “He will not cry out or raise His voice, Nor make His voice heard in the street. 3 “A bruised reed He will not break And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice. 4 “He will not be disheartened or crushed Until (INDICATES IT WILL COME TO PASS) He has established justice in the earth (AT HIS RETURN Rev 19:11-16 AND SETTING UP HIS MILLENNIAL KINGDOM ON EARTH); And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law.” BEHOLD, MY SERVANT WHOM I HAVE CHOSEN - Quoting Isaiah 42:1 (see above) Torrey writes that "This prophecy is expressly referred to the Messiah by the Targumist, who renders, "Behold my servant the Messiah." MY BELOVED IN WHOM MY SOUL is WELL-PLEASED - I WILL PUT MY SPIRIT UPON HIM - This promise was made in Isaiah 11:2 "The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and strength, The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD." (cf also Isaiah 59:20, Isa 61:1-3 this latter quoted in Lk 4:18+) We see this promise of the Father fulfilled at Jesus' baptism Matthew records the Spirit of God was "descending as a dove and lighting on Him" (Mt 3:16+, Lk 3:22+). John the Baptist "testified saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him. “I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’“I myself have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God.” (John 1:32-34+) Luke subsequently records that "Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led around by the Spirit in the wilderness." (Lk 4:1+) Luke says that after the wilderness temptation "Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about Him spread through all the surrounding district." (Lk 4:14+) In His message in the synagogue at Nazareth, Jesus declared "“THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME, BECAUSE HE ANOINTED ME TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE POOR. HE HAS SENT ME TO PROCLAIM RELEASE TO THE CAPTIVES, AND RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND, TO SET FREE THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED." (Lk 4:18+) AND HE SHALL PROCLAIM JUSTICE TO THE GENTILES Matthew 12:19 “HE WILL NOT QUARREL, NOR CRY OUT; NOR WILL ANYONE HEAR HIS VOICE IN THE STREETS. NET Matthew 12:19 He will not quarrel or cry out, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets. GNT Matthew 12:19 οὐκ ἐρίσει οὐδὲ κραυγάσει, οὐδὲ ἀκούσει τις ἐν ταῖς πλατείαις τὴν φωνὴν αὐτοῦ. NLT Matthew 12:19 He will not fight or shout or raise his voice in public. KJV Matthew 12:19 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. ESV Matthew 12:19 He will not quarrel or cry aloud, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets; NIV Matthew 12:19 He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear his voice in the streets. ASV Matthew 12:19 He shall not strive, nor cry aloud; Neither shall any one hear his voice in the streets. CSB Matthew 12:19 He will not argue or shout, and no one will hear His voice in the streets. NKJ Matthew 12:19 He will not quarrel nor cry out, Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets. NRS Matthew 12:19 He will not wrangle or cry aloud, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets. YLT Matthew 12:19 he shall not strive nor cry, nor shall any hear in the broad places his voice, NAB Matthew 12:19 He will not contend or cry out, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets. NJB Matthew 12:19 he will not brawl or cry out, his voice is not heard in the streets, GWN Matthew 12:19 He will not quarrel or shout, and no one will hear his voice in the streets. BBE Matthew 12:19 His coming will not be with fighting or loud cries; and his voice will not be lifted up in the streets. Mt 11:29 Zec 9:9 Lu 17:20 Joh 18:36-38 2Co 10:1 2Ti 2:24,25 Matthew 12 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries HE WILL NOT QUARREL, NOR CRY OUT; NOR WILL ANYONE HEAR HIS VOICE IN THE STREET - Matthew 12:20 “A BATTERED REED HE WILL NOT BREAK OFF, AND A SMOLDERING WICK HE WILL NOT PUT OUT, UNTIL HE LEADS JUSTICE TO VICTORY. NET Matthew 12:20 He will not break a bruised reed or extinguish a smoldering wick, until he brings justice to victory. GNT Matthew 12:20 κάλαμον συντετριμμένον οὐ κατεάξει καὶ λίνον τυφόμενον οὐ σβέσει, ἕως ἂν ἐκβάλῃ εἰς νῖκος τὴν κρίσιν. NLT Matthew 12:20 He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. Finally he will cause justice to be victorious. KJV Matthew 12:20 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. ESV Matthew 12:20 a bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not quench, until he brings justice to victory; NIV Matthew 12:20 A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till he leads justice to victory. ASV Matthew 12:20 A bruised reed shall he not break, And smoking flax shall he not quench, Till he send forth judgment unto victory. CSB Matthew 12:20 He will not break a bruised reed, and He will not put out a smoldering wick, until He has led justice to victory. NKJ Matthew 12:20 A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench, Till He sends forth justice to victory; NRS Matthew 12:20 He will not break a bruised reed or quench a smoldering wick until he brings justice to victory. YLT Matthew 12:20 a bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench, till he may put forth judgment to victory, NAB Matthew 12:20 A bruised reed he will not break, a smoldering wick he will not quench, until he brings justice to victory. NJB Matthew 12:20 he will not break the crushed reed, or snuff the faltering wick, GWN Matthew 12:20 He will not break off a damaged cattail. He will not even put out a smoking wick until he has made justice victorious. BBE Matthew 12:20 The crushed stem will not be broken by him; and the feebly burning light will he not put out, till he has made righteousness overcome all. bruised (KJV): Mt 11:28 2Ki 18:21 Ps 51:17 147:3 Isa 40:11 57:15 61:1-3 La 3:31-34 Eze 34:16 Lu 4:18 2Co 2:7 Heb 12:12,13 till (KJV): Ps 98:1-3 Isa 42:3,4 Ro 15:17-19 2Co 2:14 10:3-5 Rev 6:2 Rev 19:11-21 Matthew 12 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries A BATTERED REED HE WILL NOT BREAK OFF, AND A SMOLDERING WICK HE WILL NOT PUT OUT, UNTIL HE LEADS JUSTICE TO VICTORY. Matthew 12:21 “AND IN HIS NAME THE GENTILES WILL HOPE.” NET Matthew 12:21 And in his name the Gentiles will hope." GNT Matthew 12:21 καὶ τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ ἔθνη ἐλπιοῦσιν. NLT Matthew 12:21 And his name will be the hope of all the world." KJV Matthew 12:21 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust. ESV Matthew 12:21 and in his name the Gentiles will hope." NIV Matthew 12:21 In his name the nations will put their hope." ASV Matthew 12:21 And in his name shall the Gentiles hope. CSB Matthew 12:21 The nations will put their hope in His name. NKJ Matthew 12:21 And in His name Gentiles will trust." NRS Matthew 12:21 And in his name the Gentiles will hope." YLT Matthew 12:21 and in his name shall nations hope.' NAB Matthew 12:21 And in his name the Gentiles will hope." NJB Matthew 12:21 until he has made judgement victorious; in him the nations will put their hope. GWN Matthew 12:21 The nations will have hope because of him." BBE Matthew 12:21 And in his name will the Gentiles put their hope. Isa 11:10 Ro 15:12,13 Eph 1:12,13 Col 1:27 Matthew 12 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries AND IN HIS NAME THE GENTILES WILL HOPE - This reiterates the prophecy in Isaiah "Then in that day The nations (GENTILES) will resort (SEEK, INQUIRE; Lxx = elpizo = in the sense of counting on something) to the root of Jesse, Who will stand as a signal for the peoples; And His resting place will be glorious." (Isaiah 11:10+). Matthew 12:22 Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed him, so that the mute man spoke and saw. NET Matthew 12:22 Then they brought to him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute. Jesus healed him so that he could speak and see. GNT Matthew 12:22 Τότε προσηνέχθη αὐτῷ δαιμονιζόμενος τυφλὸς καὶ κωφός, καὶ ἐθεράπευσεν αὐτόν, ὥστε τὸν κωφὸν λαλεῖν καὶ βλέπειν. NLT Matthew 12:22 Then a demon-possessed man, who was blind and couldn't speak, was brought to Jesus. He healed the man so that he could both speak and see. KJV 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. ESV Matthew 12:22 Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw. NIV Matthew 12:22 Then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see. ASV Matthew 12:22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a demon, blind and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the dumb man spake and saw. CSB Matthew 12:22 Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and unable to speak was brought to Him. He healed him, so that the man could both speak and see. NKJ Matthew 12:22 Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw. NRS Matthew 12:22 Then they brought to him a demoniac who was blind and mute; and he cured him, so that the one who had been mute could speak and see. YLT Matthew 12:22 Then was brought to him a demoniac, blind and dumb, and he healed him, so that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. NAB Matthew 12:22 Then they brought to him a demoniac who was blind and mute. He cured the mute person so that he could speak and see. NJB Matthew 12:22 Then they brought to him a blind and dumb demoniac; and he cured him, so that the dumb man could speak and see. GWN Matthew 12:22 Then some people brought Jesus a man possessed by a demon. The demon made the man blind and unable to talk. Jesus cured him so that he could talk and see. BBE Matthew 12:22 Then they took to him one with an evil spirit, who was blind and had no power of talking: and he made him well so that he had the power of talking and seeing. was blind and mute: Mt 9:32 Mk 3:11 Lu 11:14 He healed him: Mk 7:35-37 9:17-26 blind: Ps 51:15 Isa 29:18 32:3,4 35:5,6 Ac 26:18 Matthew 12 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries THE MIRACLE LEADING TO THE CONFRONTATION For Mt 12:22–32 cf. Mark 3:19–30; Luke 11:14–23; Luke 12:10. Then (tote) often signifies next in a sequence but that is not always the case and this is probably such a case. Here then probably signifies it simply took place at a later time. D A Carson writes that "The tote (“then”) is very loose (see on 2:7; 11:20), and probably this event took place a good deal later." (EBC) A demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus - (cf similarity to Mt 9:32-34+ but here with blindness also) Note this poor man had a terrible triad - demon possession, blindness, in ability to speak (the later two possibly secondary to the first but NT writers did not ascribe all illnesses to evil spirits as was common with the pagans. E.g., Mt 4:24+ makes a clear distinction, see also Mt 8:16, Mk 1:34, Mk 6:13, Lk 4:40, 41, Lk 9:1, Lk 13:32). None of the Gospels tell us who brought this man. Here was a "battered reed" indeed (Mt 12:20)! As an aside, just the fact that a demon possessed man would "allow" himself to come into the presence of the Holy One of God (Mk 1:24+) is a miracle of sorts, for the demons knew Who He was and surely knew what their fate would soon be! Blindness and inability to speak were a direct result of demon possession and is the only place in the Gospels where Jesus is said to have healed a person who had both maladies. Demon-possessed (1139)(daimonizomai from daimonion = demon) means to be possessed by a demon, to be under the power of a demon, to act under the control of a demon. Those who were “demonized” (i.e., possessed by demons) were often overwhelmed by the evil spirit which took control of their entire personality. At times the demons within the individual controlled both the speech and the actions of the person (e.g., Mk 1:23-26; 5:1-10). The delivering of those who are demon-possessed, i.e., exorcisms, signals that the authority of evil which had enslaved the world (Satan) is broken. Jesus did battle with the enemy and won. These struggles were more than “skirmishes”; they heralded the dawn of the age of salvation. The period of God’s rule has begun! Only in the Gospels - Matt. 4:24; Matt. 8:16; Matt. 8:28; Matt. 8:33; Matt. 9:32; Matt. 12:22; Matt. 15:22; Mk. 1:32; Mk. 5:15; Mk. 5:16; Mk. 5:18; Lk. 8:36; Jn. 10:21. "It is not true that demon-possession is simply another name for insanity. The fact is that in only two of the many reported cases of possession does the latter very definitely affect the mind (Matt. 8:28 ff. and parallels; and Acts 19:14–16). Though there is resemblance, it is not true that demon-possession is simply another name for multiple personality or dissociation (for example, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; or the young lady who was divided between three distinct personalities: the Saint, the Realist, and Sally). Differences between multiple personality and demon-possession: a. demons are spiritual beings who are able to depart from a man and to enter the swine; b. they are always evil; and c. they are not driven out by psychological treatments applied over a longer or shorter period of time, but by the word and power of Christ, instantly. None of this (a., b. and c.) applies to multiple personality. The term demon-possession describes a condition in which a distinct and evil personality, foreign to the person possessed, has taken control of an individual. This evil personality or demon is able to speak through the mouth of the possessed individual, and to answer when addressed (Mark 5:7–10; Luke 4:41; Acts 16:18; 19:13–15). Demons are the agents of Satan. Jesus came on earth in order to crush the power of Satan. He came to bind “the strong man” (Matt. 12:29; Luke 11:21, 22; cf. Rev. 20:1–3) by means of his victory over him in the desert of temptation, and also by means of demon-expulsions and especially the cross (Col. 2:15). This “binding of the devil” points forward to the latter’s ultimate and complete defeat in connection with Christ’s second coming (Rev. 20:10; cf. Rom. 16:20)." (