King James Version

Matthew 12:18

Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.

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ἸδοὺidouBeholdἰδούparticle — “Behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.Beholdὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.παῖςpaisservantπαῖςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “servant”, the subject formG3816(a) a male child, boy, (b) a male slave, servant; thus: a servant of God, especially as a title of the Messiah, (c) a female child, girl.servantμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).myὃνhonwhomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “whom”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.whomᾑρέτισαhēretisato chooseαἱρετίζω (hairetizō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “to choose”, a single actionG140I choose.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγαπητόςagapētosbelovedἀγαπητόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “beloved”, the subject formG27loved, beloved, with two special applications: the Beloved, a title of the Messiah (Christ), as beloved beyond all others by the God who sent Him; of Christians, as beloved by God, Christ, and one another.This verse uses “beloved”.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).myεἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ὃνhonwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.εὐδόκησενeudokēsenis well pleasedεὐδοκέω (eudokeō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is well pleased”, a single actionG2106I am well-pleased, think it good, am resolved.is well pleasedἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ψυχήpsuchēsoulψυχήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “soul”, the subject formG5590(a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).myθήσωthēsōto placeτίθημι (tithēmi)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “to place”, an action still aheadG5087I put, place, lay, set, fix, establish.This verse uses “place”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πνεῦμάpneumaspiritπνεῦμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “spirit”, the object formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.spiritμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἐπ’epuponἐπί (epi)preposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκρίσινkrisinjudgmentκρίσις (krisis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “judgment”, the object formG2920judging, judgment, decision, sentence; generally: divine judgment; accusation.judgmentτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἔθνεσινethnesinto the Gentilesἔθνος (ethnos)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “to the Gentiles”, the to- or for-formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.This verse uses “the Gentiles”.to the Gentilesἀπαγγελεῖapangeleito announceἀπαγγέλλω (apangellō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to announce”, an action still aheadG518I report (from one place to another), bring a report, announce, declare.This verse uses “announce”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Lo, My servant, whom I did choose, My beloved, in whom My soul did delight, I will put My Spirit upon him, and judgment to the nations he shall declare,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, my servant whom I have chosen; My beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit upon him, And he shall declare judgment to the Gentiles.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Lo, My servant, whom I did choose, My beloved, in whom My soul did delight, I will put My Spirit upon him, and judgment to the nations he shall declare,

World English Bible

“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.

Darby Translation

Behold my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my soul has found its delight. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall shew forth judgment to the nations.

Douay-Rheims

Behold my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul hath been well pleased. I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.

Fulfills

Isaiah 42:1 Isaiah 42:1 · King James VersionBehold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.Isaiah 42:1 · King James VersionOpen the Source
That it might be fulfilled · the chosen Servant · NT explicit, Edersheim’s rabbinic list
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

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