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.

Cross-references

In Matthew 12:28, Jesus demonstrates the Spirit's power in casting out demons—the same Spirit promised to rest on the servant in verse 18.

Matthew 3:16 Prophetic fulfillment

Matthew 3:16 shows the Spirit descending on Jesus at baptism — exactly what this prophecy said God would do to His chosen servant.

Matthew 3:17 Prophetic fulfillment

Matthew 3:17 declares Jesus as beloved with whom God is well pleased — same wording as the prophecy here, now fulfilled at baptism.

Matthew 17:5 repeats the divine declaration at the transfiguration, confirming Jesus as the beloved Son from this prophecy.

Luke 3:22 Prophetic fulfillment

Luke 3:22 records the Spirit descending on Jesus at baptism — fulfilling the promise that God would put His Spirit on His chosen one.

2 Peter 1:17 records the Father's voice at the transfiguration: 'This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased' — the same declaration of delight found here.

1 Peter 2:4 Allusion

1 Peter 2:4 calls Jesus the chosen and precious stone, echoing this verse's description of God's chosen servant.

Philippians 2:7 explicitly says Christ took the nature of a servant, directly corresponding to the servant title in Matthew 12:18.

Romans 15:9-12 quotes multiple OT texts to show Christ's servant role brings Gentiles to praise God, echoing this prophecy.

Acts 13:46–48 Prophetic fulfillment

Acts 13:46-48 shows Paul turning to Gentiles, citing Isaiah 49:6, extending the servant's light-to-Gentiles theme.

Acts 10:38 Prophetic fulfillment

Acts 10:38 describes Jesus' anointing with the Holy Spirit, fulfilling the prophecy of the Spirit being put on the Servant here.

John 3:34 Parallel

In John 3:34, Jesus receives the Spirit without measure, directly fulfilling the prophecy here that God would put His Spirit on the Servant.

John 1:32–34 Prophetic fulfillment

John 1:32-34 testifies that John saw the Spirit descend on Jesus and declared Him the Son of God — confirming this prophecy's fulfillment.

Luke 9:35 Parallel

Luke 9:35 calls Jesus 'my Chosen One' — directly matching the title in this verse, at the transfiguration.

Luke 4:18 Parallel

Luke 4:18 records Jesus reading another Spirit-anointed prophecy (Isaiah 61) — connecting to the same theme of the Spirit empowering the Messiah.

Isaiah 11:2 Parallel

Isaiah 11:2 similarly prophesies the Spirit of the LORD resting on the Messiah — another parallel to the Spirit endowment this verse describes.

Luke 2:32 Prophetic fulfillment

In Luke 2:32, Jesus is called a light for revelation to Gentiles — fulfilling the Servant's role of bringing justice to the nations here.

Mark 9:7 Parallel

Mark 9:7 at the transfiguration again calls Jesus 'beloved Son', reinforcing the identification from this Isaiah quote.

Mark 1:11 Parallel

Mark 1:11 records the same voice from heaven at Jesus' baptism, echoing 'beloved Son with whom I am well pleased'.

Isaiah 61:1-3 also describes the Spirit of the Lord upon the anointed one — another prophecy Jesus later applied to Himself.

Isaiah 49:6 Allusion

Isaiah 49:6 explicitly states the servant will be a light to Gentiles, directly echoing the Gentile judgment in Matthew 12:18.

Isaiah 49:1-3 is another servant song, reinforcing the theme of God's chosen servant who will bring glory to Him.

Isaiah 42:1 Citation

Isaiah 42:1 is the exact source Matthew quotes here—the first Servant Song identifying Jesus as God's chosen servant with the Spirit.

Luke 23:35 Contrast

Luke 23:35 mocks Jesus as God's Chosen One — the same title from this verse, now rejected by rulers.

Ephesians 1:6 refers to Christ as 'the Beloved', the same title used here for the chosen servant.