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-# that it might be fulfilled, what
+# that it might be fulfilled, what had been said through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
 
-The phrase "that it might be fulfilled" can be translated as the beginning of a new sentence. If so, the previous verse should end with a period. Alternate translation: "This was to fulfill what"
-
-# what had been said through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
-
-This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "what God had said long ago through the prophet Isaiah:"
+The events in 12:15-16 happened so that God’s words would be fulfilled. This can be translated as the beginning of a new sentence. Alternate translation: “This was to fulfill what had been said through Isaiah the prophet:” or “This was so that what God had said through the prophet Isaiah might happen:”