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Matthew 12:20–21

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Matthew 12:20

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

Matthew 12:21

21And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.

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DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 12:20

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

break

To separate, fracture, open, interrupt, violate, subdue, or burst forth, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

flax

The fibre-bearing plant from which linen thread and cloth are made.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

quench

To put out or extinguish fire, flame, light, coal, flax, or something compared to it.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

till

Until a stated time or event; also to cultivate the ground.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 12:21

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

name

A word or appellation by which a person or thing is known; also reputation, character, authority, remembrance, or the person represented, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Gentiles

Persons of the nations; in the New Testament, persons distinguished from Jews.

Meaning drawn from: Cawdrey 1604 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

trust

Something committed to a person’s care for use or management, and for which an account must be rendered. Confidence; a reliance or resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship or other sound principle of another person.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

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From verse 20

  1. Isaiah 42:3–4
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  2. Ezekiel 34:16
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  3. Isaiah 61:1–3
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  4. Luke 4:18
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  5. Psalms 147:3
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From verse 21

  1. Isaiah 11:10
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  2. Romans 15:12–13
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  3. Isaiah 42:4
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  4. Colossians 1:27
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  5. Ephesians 1:12–13
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