Matthew 1:22

Now all this happened so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet should be fulfilled, namely:

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In The King James Version

Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,

In Context

21And she will give birth to a Son and you will call His name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”

23“Behold, the virgin will become pregnant and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel”, which being translated is, ‘God with us’.

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Cross References

Matthew 2:15And he was there until the death of Herod, so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet should be fulfilled, namely: “Out of Egypt I called my Son.”

Matthew 5:17“Do not suppose that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.

Matthew 12:17so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, namely:

Matthew 13:35so that what was spoken through the prophet should be fulfilled, namely: “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.”

Luke 24:44Then He said to them, “These are the words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything that is written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning me must be fulfilled.”

Matthew Henry on Matthew 1:19-25

The Birth of Christ. 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. 20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is… Read the whole commentary →

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