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  • Matthew 12:18
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 18 “Look! My servant+ whom I chose, my beloved, whom I have* approved!+ I will put my spirit upon him,+ and what justice is he will make clear to the nations.

  • Matthew 12:18
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 18 Ἰδοὺ Look! ὁ The παῖς boy μου of me ὃν whom ᾑρέτισα, I chose, ὁ the ἀγαπητός beloved one μου of me ὃν whom εὐδόκησεν thought well of ἡ the ψυχή soul μου· of me; θήσω I shall put τὸ the πνεῦμά spirit μου of me ἐπ’ upon αὐτόν, him, καὶ and κρίσιν judgment τοῖς to the ἔθνεσιν nations ἀπαγγελεῖ. he will report back.

  • Matthew 12:18
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 18 “Look! My servant+ whom I chose, my beloved,+ whom my soul approved! I will put my spirit upon him,+ and what justice is he will make clear to the nations.

  • Matthew 12:18
    The Bible in Living English
    • 18 “Here is my servant whom I like well, my dear one in whom my soul takes pleasure; I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall announce judgment to the nations.

  • Matthew 12:18
    American Standard Version
    • 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 declare judgment to the Gentiles.

  • Matthew 12:18
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 18 Lo! my servant whom I have chosen, My beloved in whom my soul delighteth,—I will put my Spirit upon him, And justice unto the nations will he report:

  • Matthew 12:18
    King James Version
    • 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.

  • Matthew
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 12:18 cf 39-40; cl 151-156; jy 80; ip-2 31-32, 35-37; w98 8/1 9-11; w93 1/15 10; gt chapter 33; w86 8/15 24-25

  • Matthew
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 12:18 ad 28, 924, 984; g65 12/8 9; jh 25

  • Matthew
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 12:18

      “My Follower,” p. 39

      Close to Jehovah, pp. 151-156

      Jesus—The Way, p. 80

      Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 31-37

      The Watchtower,

      8/1/1998, pp. 9-11

      1/15/1993, p. 10

      8/15/1986, pp. 24-25

  • Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 12
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 12:18

      Look!: See study note on Mt 1:20.

      I have: Or “my soul has.” In this quote from Isa 42:1, the Greek word psy·kheʹ is used to render the Hebrew word neʹphesh, both traditionally rendered “soul.”​—See Glossary, “Soul.”

      whom I have approved: Or “with whom I am well-pleased.”​—See study note on Mt 3:17.

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