Matthew 12:18

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“Here is my servant, the one I have chosen. He is the one I love, and I am very pleased with him. I will fill him with my Spirit, and he will bring justice to the nations.

Cross References

Isaiah 42:1

“Here is my servant, the one I support. He is the one I have chosen, and I am very pleased with him. I have filled him with my Spirit, and he will bring justice to the nations.

Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord is on me. He has chosen me to tell good news to the poor. He sent me to tell prisoners that they are free and to tell the blind that they can see again. He sent me to free those who have been treated badly

Acts 10:38

You know about Jesus from Nazareth. God made him the Messiah by giving him the Holy Spirit and power. Jesus went everywhere doing good for people. He healed those who were ruled by the devil, showing that God was with him.

John 3:34

God sent him, and he tells people what God says. God gives him the Spirit fully.

1 Peter 2:4

The Lord Jesus is the living stone. The people of the world decided that they did not want this stone. But he is the one God chose as one of great value. So come to him.

Isaiah 52:13

The Lord says, “Look, my servant will succeed in what he has to do, and he will be raised to a position of high honor.

Isaiah 11:2

The Lord’s Spirit will always be with that new king to give him wisdom, understanding, guidance, and power. The Spirit will help him know and respect the Lord.

2 Peter 1:17

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

Colossians 1:13

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

Colossians 1:1

Greetings from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus. I am an apostle because that is what God wanted. Greetings also from Timothy, our brother in Christ.

Ephesians 1:6

And this brings praise to God because of his wonderful grace. God gave that grace to us freely. He gave us that grace in Christ, the one he loves.

Acts 14:27

When Paul and Barnabas arrived, they gathered the church together. They told them everything God had used them to do. They said, “God opened a door for the non-Jewish people to believe!”

Acts 11:18

When the Jewish believers heard this, they stopped arguing. They praised God and said, “So God is also allowing even those who are not Jews to change their hearts so that they can have the life he gives!”

Luke 23:35

The people stood there watching everything. The Jewish leaders laughed at Jesus. They said, “If he is God’s Chosen One, the Messiah, then let him save himself. He saved others, didn’t he?”

Luke 9:35

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

Luke 3:22

and the Holy Spirit came down on him. The Spirit looked like a real dove. Then a voice came from heaven and said, “You are my Son, the one I love. 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 is my Son, the one I love. Obey him!”

Mark 1:11

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

Matthew 17:5

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

Zechariah 3:8

Listen, Joshua, you who are the high priest, and listen, you fellow priests seated before him. You are all examples to show what will happen when I bring my special servant. He is called, the Branch.

Jeremiah 16:19

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

Isaiah 62:2

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

Isaiah 53:11

After his suffering he will see the light, and he will be satisfied with what he experienced. The Lord says, “My servant, who always does what is right, will make his people right with me; he will take away their sins.

Psalm 89:19

Lord, you once spoke in a vision to your followers: “I have made a young soldier strong. From among my people I chose him for an important position.

Matthew 12:17

This was to give full meaning to what Isaiah the prophet said when he spoke for God: