Matthew 12:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:”
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“This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,”
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“that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,”
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Other passages that echo Matthew 12:17 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 41:22“Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the former things, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome. Or announce to us what is coming.
- Isaiah 42:1“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
- Isaiah 42:9Behold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”
- Isaiah 44:26who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’
- Matthew 8:17This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took on our infirmities and carried our diseases.”
- Matthew 13:35So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
- Matthew 21:4This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
- Luke 21:22For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.
- Luke 24:44Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”
- John 10:35If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—
- John 12:38This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
- John 19:28After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”
- Acts 13:27The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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