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A crushedσυντετριμμένονreedκάλαμονhe will notοὐbreak,κατεάξειandκαὶa smolderingτυφόμενονwickλίνονhe will notοὐput out,σβέσειuntilἕως ἂνhe bringsἐκβάλῃjusticeτὴν κρίσινtoεἰςvictory;νῖκος
Matthew 12:20
Study it in the app“A crushed reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not put out, until he brings justice to victory;”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 12:20, word by word
- A crushedσυντετριμμένονsyntetrimmenon
break, crush
Break, crush, shatter.
Where else “syntetrimmenon” appears- reedκάλαμονkalamon
reed
A hollow stalk, to lean on or measure.
Where else “kalamon” appears- breakκατεάξειkateaxei
break
Break, smash.
Where else “kateaxei” appears- wickλίνονlinon
wick
The fiber strip that burns in a lamp.
Where else “linon” appears- put outσβέσειsbesei
quench
Put out, quench.
Where else “sbesei” appears- he bringsἐκβάλῃekbalēi
send out
To send out, make go out.
Where else “ekbalēi” appears- justiceκρίσινkrisin
justice
What is just and right.
Where else “krisin” appears- victoryνῖκοςnikos
victory
Victory.
Where else “nikos” appears
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Matthew 12:15-21
15But Jesus, knowing this, withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he healed them all, 16and he warned them not to make him known, 17so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, when he says, 18“Look, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased; I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations. 19He will not quarrel or cry out, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets. 20A crushed reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not put out, until he brings justice to victory; 21and in his name the nations will hope.”
7And Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed; and from Judea 8and from Jerusalem and from Idumea and beyond the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, hearing all that he was doing, came to him. 9And he told his disciples that a small boat should be kept ready for him because of the crowd, so that they would not crush him; 10for he had healed many, so that all who had afflictions were pressing upon him to touch him. 11And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, would fall down before him and cry out, saying, “You are the Son of God!” 12And he sternly warned them not to make him known.
The context
19He will not quarrel or cry out, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
20 · This verse (above)
21and in his name the nations will hope.”
To study Matthew 12 in a group
1. What it says
How did Jesus answer the Pharisees when they criticized his disciples for picking grain on the Sabbath (vv. 3–8)?
2. What it means
What does “I desire mercy, and not sacrifice” mean in Jesus' reply (v. 7)?
3. How I live it
Jesus says the mouth speaks from the heart's abundance (v. 34). Which of your words today would you like to guard?