Matthew 12:18

Easy To Read Version

“Here is my servant;\par I (God) have chosen him.\par I love him, and I am pleased with him;\par I will put my Spirit {\cf2\super [166]} on him,\par and he will judge the nations fairly.\par

Cross References

Psalm 89:19

You spoke to your followers in a vision\par and said,\par “I chose a young man from the crowd.\par And I made that young man important.\par I made that young soldier strong.\par

Isaiah 11:2

The Lord’s Spirit will be in that child. The Spirit gives wisdom, understanding, guidance, and power. And the Spirit \{will help this child\} know and respect the Lord.

Isaiah 42:1

“Look at my Servant!\par I support him.\par He is the one I chose.\par And I am very pleased with him.\par I put my Spirit in him.\par He will judge the nations fairly.\par

Isaiah 52:13

“Look at my Servant. He will be very successful. {\cf2\super [427]} He will be very important. \{In the future\} people will honor and respect him.

Isaiah 53:11

He will suffer many things in his soul, but he will see the good things that happen. He will be satisfied with the things he learns. My Good Servant will make many people not guilty; he will carry away their guilt.

Isaiah 62:2

Then all nations will see your goodness.\par All kings will see your honor.\par Then you will have a new name.\par The Lord himself will give you\par that new name.\par

Jeremiah 16:19

Lord, you are my strength\par and my protection.\par You are a safe place to run to\par in time of trouble.\par The nations will come to you\par from all around the world.\par They will say,\par “Our fathers had false gods.\par They worshiped those worthless idols,\par but those idols did not help them at all.”\par

Zechariah 3:8

Listen to me High Priest Joshua and\par your fellow priests seated before you.\par These men are examples\par that show what will happen\par when I bring my special servant.\par He is called, THE BRANCH.\par

Matthew 12:17

Jesus did these things to make happen what Isaiah the prophet {\cf2\super [165]} said. Isaiah said,

Matthew 17:5

While Peter was talking, a bright cloud came over them. A voice came from the cloud. The voice said, “This (Jesus) is my Son and I love him. I am very pleased with him. Obey him!”

Mark 1:11

A voice came from heaven and said: “You are my Son and I love you. I am very pleased with you.”

Mark 9:7

Then a cloud came and covered them. A voice came from the cloud and said, “This (Jesus) is my Son and I love him. Obey him!”

Luke 23:35

The people stood there watching \{Jesus\}. The Jewish leaders laughed at Jesus. They said, “If he is God’s Chosen One, the Christ, {\cf2\super [378]} then let him save himself. He saved other people, didn’t he?”

Luke 3:22

The Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [60]} came down on him. The Spirit looked like a real dove. Then a voice came from heaven and said, “You are my Son and I love you. I am very pleased with you.”

Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord (God) has come to me.\par God chose me to tell good news to people\par that are poor.\par God sent me to tell people who are\par prisoners that they are free,\par and to tell the blind people\par that they can see again.\par God sent me to free the weak people\par from their suffering\par

Luke 9:35

A voice came from the cloud. The voice said, “This is my Son. He is the One I have chosen. Obey him.”

John 3:34

God sent him (Jesus). And he tells the things that God says. God gives \{him\} the Spirit {\cf2\super [56]} fully.

Acts 10:38

You know about Jesus from Nazareth. God made him the Christ {\cf2\super [213]} by giving him the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [214]} and power. Jesus went everywhere doing good things for people. Jesus healed the people that were ruled by the devil. This showed that God was with Jesus.

Acts 11:18

When the Jewish believers heard these things, they stopped arguing. They praised God and said, “So God is allowing the non-Jewish people to change their hearts and have life the same as us!”

Acts 14:27

When Paul and Barnabas arrived, they gathered the church (group of believers) together. Paul and Barnabas told them about all the things God had done with them. They said, “God opened a door so that the people of other nations (non-Jews) could also believe!”

Ephesians 1:6

And this brings praise to God because of his wonderful grace (kindness). God gave that grace to us freely. He gave us that grace in \{Christ,\} the One he loves.

Colossians 1:1

Greetings from Paul, an apostle {\cf2\super [1]} of Christ Jesus. I am an apostle because that is what God wanted.

Colossians 1:13

God made us free from the power of darkness (evil). And he brought us into the kingdom of his dear Son (Jesus).

1 Peter 2:4

The Lord \{Jesus\} is the “stone {\cf2\super [13]} ” that lives. The people \{of the world\} decided they did not want that stone (Jesus). But he was the stone God chose. To God he was worth much. So come to him.

2 Peter 1:17

Jesus heard the voice of the Greatest Glory (God). That was when Jesus received honor and glory from God the Father. The voice said, “This is my Son, and I love him. I am very pleased with him.”