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Matthew 12:14–17

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¶ Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
And charged them that they should not make him known:
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
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From verse 14

  1. John 11:53Rank 1 from verse 14
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    53Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.

  2. John 10:39Rank 2 from verse 14
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    39Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,

  3. John 5:18Rank 3 from verse 14
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    18Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

  4. Luke 6:11Rank 4 from verse 14
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    11And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.

  5. Mark 3:6Rank 5 from verse 14
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    6And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

  6. Matthew 26:4Rank 6 from verse 14
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    4And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.

  7. John 11:57Rank 7 from verse 14
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    57Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.

  8. Matthew 27:1Rank 8 from verse 14
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    1WHEN the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

From verse 15

  1. Mark 3:7–12Rank 1 from verse 15
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    7But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judæa,

    8And from Jerusalem, and from Idumæa, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.

    9And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.

    10For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.

    11And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

    12And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.

  2. Matthew 10:23Rank 2 from verse 15
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    23But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.

  3. John 11:54Rank 3 from verse 15
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    54Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.

  4. John 7:1Rank 4 from verse 15
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    1AFTER these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.

  5. Matthew 19:2Rank 5 from verse 15
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    2And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.

  6. John 10:40–42Rank 6 from verse 15
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    40And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.

    41And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.

    42And many believed on him there.

  7. Mark 6:56Rank 7 from verse 15
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    56And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.

  8. Matthew 4:23–25Rank 8 from verse 15
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    23¶ And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.

    24And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

    25And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judæa, and from beyond Jordan.

  9. 1 Peter 2:21Rank 9 from verse 15
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    21For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

  10. Galatians 6:9Rank 10 from verse 15
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    9And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

  11. John 9:4Rank 11 from verse 15
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    4I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

  12. Luke 6:12Rank 12 from verse 15
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    12And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.

  13. Luke 6:17–19Rank 13 from verse 15
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    17¶ And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judæa and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;

    18And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed.

    19And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.

From verse 16

  1. Matthew 8:4Rank 1 from verse 16
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    4And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

  2. Matthew 9:30Rank 2 from verse 16
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    30And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.

  3. Matthew 17:9Rank 3 from verse 16
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    9And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.

  4. Luke 5:14–15Rank 4 from verse 16
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    14And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

    15But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

  5. Mark 7:36Rank 5 from verse 16
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    36And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;

From verse 17

  1. Isaiah 42:1–4Rank 1 from verse 17
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    1BEHOLD 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.

    2He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.

    3A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.

    4He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.

  2. Isaiah 42:9Rank 2 from verse 17
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    9Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.

  3. Isaiah 41:22–23Rank 3 from verse 17
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    22Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come.

    23Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.

  4. Isaiah 44:26Rank 4 from verse 17
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    26That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:

  5. John 12:38Rank 5 from verse 17
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    38That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?

  6. Matthew 13:35Rank 6 from verse 17
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    35That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

  7. Matthew 21:4Rank 7 from verse 17
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    4All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,

  8. Acts 13:27Rank 8 from verse 17
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    27For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.

  9. John 10:35Rank 9 from verse 17
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    35If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;

  10. John 19:28Rank 10 from verse 17
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    28¶ After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.

  11. Luke 21:22Rank 11 from verse 17
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    22For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

  12. Luke 24:44Rank 12 from verse 17
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    44And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

  13. Matthew 8:17Rank 13 from verse 17
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    17That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

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Matthew 12:14

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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held

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1. Kept or possessed. 2. Maintained. 3. Restrained. 4. Regarded or accounted.

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against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

might

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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

destroy

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Sense 1: To ruin, demolish, consume, or lay waste. Sense 2: To kill or cut off. Sense 3: To cause a thing's structure, use, activity, or present condition to cease.

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Matthew 12:15

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

knew

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Perceived, understood, recognized, or was acquainted with.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

withdrew

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Pulled, drew, held, or took back; removed, retreated, departed, refrained, or separated oneself from a person, place, action, or association.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thence

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From that place, position, point, or source; away from there.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 12:16

COMBINED MEANING

charged

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Past-tense, past-participial, or adjectival form of charge. Sense 1: Commanded, enjoined, or solemnly required. Sense 2: Imputed, accused, or charged with a fault. Sense 3: Burdened with a payment, obligation, or liability. Sense 4: Entrusted or made responsible for a person, duty, or burden.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

make

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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 12:17

COMBINED MEANING

might

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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.

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fulfilled

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Filled up, completed, accomplished, performed, satisfied, expired, or brought fully to the appointed result, measure, time, or realization.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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spoken

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1. Uttered, said, declared, addressed, or communicated in words. 2. In 'spoken of,' mentioned, described, or referred to. 3. In 'spoken for,' addressed by request or commendation on another's behalf; in a marriage setting, sought as a spouse. 4. In 'spoken against' or 'evil spoken of,' opposed, contradicted, denounced, or reviled.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

prophet

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A person who declares or bears a message as divinely inspired, including one who foretells, whether truly or falsely.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Skeat 1893

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12:14¶ Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.

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12:15But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;

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12:16And charged them that they should not make him known:

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12:17That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,

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12:18Behold 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.

12:19He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.

12:20A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.

12:21And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.

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