Matthew 12:20 - English Majority Text Version 2009

²⁰ A bruised reed He shall not break, and a smoldering wick He shall not quench, till He bring forth justice to victory;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ A bruised reed shall he not break, And smoking flax shall he not quench, Till he send forth judgment unto victory.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering (dimly burning) wick He will not quench, till He brings justice and a just cause to victory.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ A bruised reed shall he not break, And smoking flax shall he not quench, Till he send forth judgment unto victory.

Common English Bible

²⁰ He won’t break a bent stalk, and he won’t snuff out a smoldering wick, until he makes justice win.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ He shall not crush the bruised reed, and he shall not extinguish the smoking wick, until he sends forth judgment unto victory.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁰ The bruised reed he shall not break: and smoking flax he shall not extinguish: till he send forth judgment unto victory.

Matthew 12:20 Cross References

Matthew 11:28

Come to Me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.

Matthew 11:7

Now as these men were going, Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Luke 4:18

"The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed;

2 Corinthians 2:14

Now thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and making known through us the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.

2 Corinthians 2:7

so that, on the contrary, you ought rather to forgive and comfort him, lest somehow such a person be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

Revelation 6:2

And behold, a white horse. And he who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering, and to conquer.