Matthew 12:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

See my servant, the man of my selection, my loved one in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit on him, and he will make my decision clear to the Gentiles.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἰδού ὁ παῖς μου, ὃν ᾑρέτισα· ὁ ἀγαπητός μου, εἰς ὃν εὐδόκησεν ἡ ψυχή μου: θήσω τὸ πνεῦμά μου ἐπʼ αὐτόν, καὶ κρίσιν τοῖς Ἔθνεσιν ἀπαγγελεῖ.

Transliteration

Idou the pais of me, whom I hēretisa; the agapētos of me, in whom eudokēsen the psychē of me: I will thēsō the pneuma of me upon him, and krisin to the Ethnesin he will apangelei.

Grammar Details

• *Idou*: aorist middle imperative, 2nd person singular - behold/look/see
• *pais*: nominative, masculine, singular - servant/child
• *hēretisa*: aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I chose/selected
• *agapētos*: nominative, masculine, singular - beloved
• *eudokēsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - was well pleased
• *psychē*: nominative, feminine, singular - soul
• *thēsō*: future active indicative, 1st person singular - I will put/place
• *pneuma*: accusative, neuter, singular - spirit
• *krisin*: accusative, feminine, singular - judgment/justice
• *Ethnesin*: dative, neuter, plural - nations/Gentiles
• *apangelei*: future active indicative, 3rd person singular - he will proclaim/announce

Word Meanings

• *Idou*: behold/look/see here
• *pais*: servant/child/son
• *hēretisa*: chose/selected/appointed
• *agapētos*: beloved/dearly loved
• *eudokēsen*: was well pleased/took delight in/found satisfaction in
• *psychē*: soul/life/inner being
• *thēsō*: will put/will place/will set
• *pneuma*: spirit/breath/wind
• *krisin*: judgment/justice/decision
• *Ethnesin*: nations/Gentiles/peoples
• *apangelei*: will proclaim/will announce/will declare

Referenced Verses

• Luke 4:18 : 18 The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make well those who are broken-hearted; to say that the prisoners will be let go, and the blind will see, and to make the wounded free from their chains,
• John 3:34 : 34 For he whom God has sent says God's words; and God does not give him the Spirit by measure.
• Isa 42:1 : 1 See my servant, whom I am supporting, my loved one, in whom I take delight: I have put my spirit on him; he will give the knowledge of the true God to the nations.
• Isa 49:5-6 : 5 And now, says the Lord, who made me his servant when I was still in my mother's body, so that I might make Jacob come back to him, and so that Israel might come together to him: and I was honoured in the eyes of the Lord, and my God became my strength. 6 It is not enough for one who is my servant to put the tribes of Jacob again in their place, and to get back those of Israel who have been sent away: my purpose is to give you as a light to the nations, so that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.
• Isa 61:1-3 : 1 The spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make the broken-hearted well, to say that the prisoners will be made free, and that those in chains will see the light again; 2 To give knowledge that the year of the Lord's good pleasure has come, and the day of punishment from our God; to give comfort to all who are sad; 3 To give them a fair head-dress in place of dust, the oil of joy in place of the clothing of grief, praise in place of sorrow; so that they may be named trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, and so that he may have glory.
• Matt 17:5 : 5 While he was still talking, a bright cloud came over them: and a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased; give ear to him.
• Acts 10:38 : 38 About Jesus of Nazareth, how God gave the Holy Spirit to him, with power: and how he went about doing good and making well all who were troubled by evil spirits, for God was with him.
• Rom 15:9-9 : 9 And so that the Gentiles might give glory to God for his mercy; as it is said, For this reason I will give praise to you among the Gentiles, and I will make a song to your name. 10 And again he says, Take part, you Gentiles, in the joy of his people. 11 And again, Give praise to the Lord, all you Gentiles; and let all the nations give praise to him. 12 And again Isaiah says, There will be the root of Jesse, and he who comes to be the ruler over the Gentiles; in him will the Gentiles put their hope.
• Isa 32:15-16 : 15 Till the spirit comes on us from on high, and the waste land becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field is changed into a wood. 16 Then in the waste land there will be an upright rule, and righteousness will have its place in the fertile field.
• Eph 1:6 : 6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely gave to us in the Loved One:
• Eph 2:11-13 : 11 For this reason keep it in mind that in the past you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are looked on as being outside the circumcision by those who have circumcision, in the flesh, made by hands; 12 That you were at that time without Christ, being cut off from any part in Israel's rights as a nation, having no part in God's agreement, having no hope, and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who at one time were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.
• Eph 3:5-8 : 5 Which in other generations was not given to the sons of men, but the revelation of it has now been made to his holy Apostles and prophets in the Spirit; 6 Which is that the Gentiles have a part in the heritage, and in the same body, and in the same hope in Christ through the good news, 7 Of which I was made a preacher, through that grace of God which was given to me in the measure of the working of his power. 8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ:
• Phil 2:6-7 : 6 To whom, though himself in the form of God, it did not seem that to take for oneself was to be like God; 7 But he made himself as nothing, taking the form of a servant, being made like men;
• Col 1:1 : 1 Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, by the purpose of God, and Timothy our brother,
• Col 1:13 : 13 Who has made us free from the power of evil and given us a place in the kingdom of the Son of his love;
• 1 Pet 2:4 : 4 To whom you come, as to a living stone, not honoured by men, but of great and special value to God;
• 2 Pet 1:17 : 17 For God the Father gave him honour and glory, when such a voice came to him out of the great glory, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
• Acts 11:18 : 18 And hearing these things they said nothing more, but gave glory to God, saying, Then to the Gentiles as to us has God given a change of heart, so that they may have life.
• Acts 13:46-48 : 46 Then Paul and Barnabas without fear said, It was necessary for the word of God to be given to you first; but because you will have nothing to do with it, and have no desire for eternal life, it will now be offered to the Gentiles. 47 For so the Lord has given us orders, saying, I have given you for a light to the Gentiles so that you may be for salvation to the ends of the earth. 48 And the Gentiles, hearing this, were glad and gave glory to the word of God: and those marked out by God for eternal life had faith.
• Acts 14:27 : 27 And when they came there, and had got the church together, they gave them an account of all the things which God had done through them, and how he had made open a door of faith to the Gentiles.
• Acts 26:17-18 : 17 And I will keep you safe from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you, 18 To make their eyes open, turning them from the dark to the light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may have forgiveness of sins and a heritage among those who are made holy by faith in me.
• Luke 9:35 : 35 And there was a voice from the cloud saying, This is my Son, the man of my selection; give ear to him.
• Luke 23:35 : 35 And the people were looking on. And the rulers made sport of him, saying, He was a saviour of others; let him do something for himself, if he is the Christ, the man of God's selection.
• John 1:32-34 : 32 And John gave this witness, saying, I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove and resting on him. 33 I had no knowledge who he was, but he who sent me to give baptism with water said to me, The one on whom you see the Spirit coming down and resting, it is he who gives baptism with the Holy Spirit. 34 This I saw myself and my witness is that he is the Son of God.
• Mark 1:11 : 11 And a voice came out of heaven, You are my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
• Mark 9:7 : 7 And a cloud came over them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, give ear to him.
• Luke 2:31-32 : 31 Which you have made ready before the face of all nations; 32 A light of revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.
• Luke 3:22 : 22 The Holy Spirit came down in the form of a dove, and a voice came from heaven, saying, You are my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
• Isa 62:2 : 2 And the nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory: and you will have a new name, given by the mouth of the Lord.
• Jer 16:19 : 19 O Lord, my strength and my strong tower, my safe place in the day of trouble, the nations will come to you from the ends of the earth, and say, The heritage of our fathers is nothing but deceit, even false things in which there is no profit.
• Zech 3:8 : 8 Give ear now, O Joshua, the high priest, you and your friends who are seated before you; for these are men who are a sign: for see, I will let my servant the Branch be seen.
• Matt 3:16-17 : 16 And Jesus, having been given baptism, straight away went up from the water; and, the heavens opening, he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him as a dove; 17 And a voice came out of heaven, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
• Isa 52:13 : 13 See, my servant will do well in his undertakings, he will be honoured, and lifted up, and be very high.
• Isa 53:11 : 11 ... made clear his righteousness before men ... had taken their sins on himself.
• Isa 59:20-21 : 20 And as a saviour he will come to Zion, turning away sin from Jacob, says the Lord. 21 And as for me, this is my agreement with them, says the Lord: my spirit which is on you, and my words which I have put in your mouth, will not go away from your mouth, or from the mouth of your seed, or from the mouth of your seed's seed, says the Lord, from now and for ever.
• Isa 60:2-3 : 2 For truly, the earth will be dark, and the peoples veiled in blackest night; but the Lord will be shining on you, and his glory will be seen among you. 3 And nations will come to your light, and kings to your bright dawn.
• Isa 49:1-3 : 1 Give ear, O sea-lands, to me; and take note, you peoples from far: I have been marked out by the Lord from the first; when I was still in my mother's body, he had my name in mind: 2 And he has made my mouth like a sharp sword, in the shade of his hand he has kept me; and he has made me like a polished arrow, keeping me in his secret place; 3 And he said to me, You are my servant, Israel, in whom my glory will be seen;
• Ps 89:19 : 19 Then your voice came to your holy one in a vision, saying, I have put the crown on a strong one, lifting up one taken from among the people.
• Isa 11:2 : 2 And the spirit of the Lord will be resting on him, the spirit of wisdom and good sense, the spirit of wise guiding and strength, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;