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Matthew 12:20 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Matthew 12:20Greek Interlinear

Greek · Matthew 12:2016 words
GreekMeaning
κάλαμονkalamon
A reednounG2563
συντετριμμένονsyntetrimmenon
bruisedverbG4937
οὐou
notadverbG3756
κατεάξειkateaxei
He will breakverbG2608
καὶkai
andwordG2532
λίνονlinon
a wicknounG3043
τυφόμενονtyphomenon
smolderingverbG5188
οὐou
notadverbG3756
σβέσειsbesei
He will quenchverbG4570
ἕωςheōs
untilwordG2193
ἂνan
whenparticleG302
ἐκβάλῃekbalē
He shall leadverbG1544
εἰςeis
toprepositionG1519
νῖκοςnikos
victorynounG3534
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
κρίσινkrisin
justicenounG2920
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Matthew 12:20

The Pharisees are moved with jealousy at what had been done; because beholding the outward body of a man, they did not recognize the God in His works; 'The Pharisees sent out and sought counsel against him, how they ought destroy him.'

Hilary of Poitiers · 4th century

He says, 'went out' because their mind was alien from the Lord. They took counsel how they might destroy life, not how themselves might find life.

Rabanus Maurus · 9th century

Knowing, that is, their designs against Him withdrew Himself, that He might remove from the Pharisees all opportunity of sin.

Jerome · 4th century
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