Mat 12:18-21 | LEB | STEP | “Behold my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.

Matthew 12:18-21

18 “Behold my servant whom I have chosen,
my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased.
I will put my Spirit on him,
and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
19 He will not quarrel or cry out,
nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
20 A crushed reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not extinguish,
until he brings justice to victory.
21 And in his name the Gentiles ^{▼▼Or “the nations”; the same Greek word (in the plural) can be translated as “nations,” “Gentiles,” or “pagans”} will hope. ^{▼▼Verses 18–21 are a quotation from Isa 42:1–4}