Matthew 12:20 - Easy To Read Version

²⁰ He will not break the reed\par that is already bent;\par He will not stop the light\par that has almost stopped burning.\par He will continue until he makes fair judgment win the victory.\par

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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 Tagairtí Cros

2 Kings 18:21

You are leaning on a walking stick made of broken reed! This walking stick is Egypt. If a man leans on this walking stick, {it will break and} go through his hand and hurt him! The king of Egypt is like that to all people that trust in him.

Psalm 147:3

God heals their broken hearts\par and bandages their wounds.\par

Psalm 51:17

The sacrifice that God wants\par is an humble spirit. {\cf2\super [306]} \par God, you will not turn away a person\par who comes with an humble, submissive heart. {\cf2\super [307]} \par

Isaiah 40:11

The Lord will lead his people\par like a shepherd leads sheep.\par The Lord will use his arm (power)\par and gather his sheep together.\par The Lord will pick up the little sheep\par and hold them in his arms.\par Their mothers will walk beside him.\par

Isaiah 57:15

God is high and lifted up.\par God lives forever.\par God’s name is holy.\par God says:\par I live in a high and holy place,\par but also with people that are\par sad and humble.\par I will give new life to the people\par that are humble in spirit.\par I will give new life to the people\par that are sad in their hearts.\par

Ezekiel 34:16

“I will search for the lost sheep. I will bring back the sheep that were scattered. I will put bandages on the sheep that were hurt. I will make the weak sheep strong. But I will destroy those fat and powerful \{shepherds\}. I will feed them the punishment they deserve.”

Leviticus 10:20

When Moses heard this, he agreed.

Matthew 11:28

“Come to me all you people that are tired and have heavy burdens. I will give you rest.

Matthew 11:7

While John’s followers were leaving, Jesus began talking to the people about John. Jesus said, “What did you people go out to the desert to see? A weed {\cf2\super [134]} blown by the wind? No!

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

2 Corinthians 2:14

But thanks be to God. God always leads us in victory through Christ. God uses us to spread his knowledge everywhere like a sweet-smelling perfume.

2 Corinthians 2:7

But now you should forgive him and encourage him. This will keep him from having too much sadness and giving up completely.

Revelation 6:2

I looked and there before me was a white horse. The rider on the horse held a bow. The rider was given a crown. And he rode out, defeating the enemy. He rode out to win the victory.