Mat 12:18 | TNotes | STEP | 12:18 This quotation parallels Jesus’ baptism (3:13-17 ). • Justice (or judgment ) can have positive or negative implications; the context here favors a positive meaning (12:20 ; cp. 23:23 ).

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‏ Matthew 12:18

12:18 ^a This quotation parallels Jesus’ baptism (3:13-17 ^b).

• Justice (or judgment) can have positive or negative implications; the context here favors a positive meaning (12:20 ^c; cp. 23:23 ^d).