Matthew 1:22

(Now this all happened to fulfill what the Lord said through the prophet:

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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

21She will give birth to a son and you shall call him Jesus, for he will save people from their sins.”

23“A virgin will become pregnant, and will give birth to a son. They will call him Immanuel,” which means “God with us.”)

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Cross References

1 Kings 8:24You have kept the promise you made to your servant David, my father. You yourself promised, and by your own power you have fulfilled it today.

Matthew 2:15They stayed there until Herod's death. This fulfilled what the Lord said through the prophet, “I called my son out of Egypt.”

Matthew 5:17Don't think I came to abolish the law or the writings of the prophets. I didn't come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.

Matthew 12:17This fulfilled what Isaiah the prophet said:

Matthew 13:35This fulfilled the prophet's words: “I will speak using stories, and I will explain things hidden from the creation of the world.”

Luke 24:44Then Jesus said to them, “This is what I explained to you while I was still with you. Everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms, had to 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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