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Matthew 12:20

World English Bible

He won’t break a bruised reed.
He won’t quench a smoking flax,
until he leads justice to victory.

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Matthew 12:20 in other translations

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

Matthew 12:20 · American Standard Version

Matthew 12:20 in context

  1. 18“Behold, my servant whom I have chosen;
    my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased:
    I will put my Spirit on him.
    He will proclaim justice to the nations.
  2. 19He will not strive, nor shout;
    neither will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
  3. 20He won’t break a bruised reed.
    He won’t quench a smoking flax,
    until he leads justice to victory.
  4. 21In his name, the nations will hope.”
  5. 22Then one possessed by a demon, blind and mute, was brought to him and he healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.