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Matthew 12:20

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20“aA battered reed He will not break off,

And a smoldering wick He will not put out,

Until He 1leads 2justice to victory.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Or puts forth
  2. 2Or judgment

Cross references

  1. aIs 42:3

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

a bruised reed he will not break,

and a smoldering wick he will not quench,

until he brings justice to victory;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A bruised reed he will not break,

and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out,

till he has brought justice through to victory.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He will not break a bruised reed,

and he will not put out a smoldering wick,

until he has led justice to victory.

NLTNew Living Translation

He will not crush the weakest reed

or put out a flickering candle.

Finally he will cause justice to be victorious.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A crushed reed he will not break,

and a smoldering wick he will not extinguish,

until he brings justice to victory.

KJV 1900King James Version

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