Matius 3:3

3:3 For he is the one about whom Isaiah the prophet had spoken: ¹ 

“The voice ²  of one shouting in the wilderness,

‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make ³  his paths straight.’” ⁴ 

Matius 12:18

12:18 “Here is ⁵  my servant whom I have chosen,

the one I love, in whom I take great delight. ⁶ 

I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.

Matius 12:21

12:21 And in his name the Gentiles ⁷  will hope.” ⁸ 

[3:3]  ¹ tn Grk “was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying.” The participle λέγοντος (legonto") is redundant and has not been translated. The passive construction has also been rendered as active in the translation for the sake of English style.

[3:3]  ² tn Or “A voice.”

[3:3]  ³ sn This call to “make paths straight” in this context is probably an allusion to preparation through repentance.

[3:3]  ⁴ sn A quotation from Isa 40:3.

[12:18]  ⁵ tn Grk “Behold my servant.”

[12:18]  ⁶ tn Grk “in whom my soul is well pleased.”

[12:21]  ⁷ tn Or “the nations” (the same Greek word may be translated “Gentiles” or “nations”).

[12:21]  ⁸ sn Verses 18-21 are a quotation from Isa 42:1-4.