Matthew 4:14
in order that these words spoken through Isaiah the prophet, might be fulfilled.
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
In Context
13He left Nazareth, and settled in Capernaum-by-the-Lake, near the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali,
Cross References
Matthew 2:15There he remained until the death of Herod, in order that the word of the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, which says, Out of Egypt I called my son.
Matthew 8:17that the word spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, He took upon himself our weaknesses, and bore the burden of our diseases.
Matthew 26:54"But if I did, how could the Scriptures be fulfilled that say that thus it must happen?"
Luke 22:37"For I say to you that this word of Scripture must find it’s fulfilment in me. "And he was numbered among the transgressors, For that which concerns me has its accomplishment."
John 15:25"And so is fulfilled the word written in their Law, ‘They hate me without cause.’
Matthew Henry on Matthew 4:13-18
Opening of Christ's Ministry. 12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee; 13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim: 14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, 15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; 16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the… Read the whole commentary →