Matthew 1:22

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

All this happened to make clear the full meaning of what the Lord said through the prophet:

Cross References

Luke 24:44

Jesus said to them, “Remember when I was with you before? I said that everything written about me must happen—everything written in the Law of Moses, the books of the prophets, and the Psalms.”

Matthew 2:23

He went to a town called Nazareth and lived there. This gave full meaning to what God said through the prophets. God said the Messiah would be called a Nazarene.

1 Kings 8:15

He prayed this long prayer to the Lord: “The Lord, the God of Israel, is great. He has done what he promised my father David. He told my father,

Acts 3:18

But God said these things would happen. Through the prophets he said that his Messiah would suffer and die. I have told you how God made this happen.

1 Kings 8:24

You made a promise to your servant, my father David, and you kept that promise. You made that promise with your own mouth, and with your own hands you made it come true today.

John 18:9

This was to show the truth of what Jesus said earlier: “I have not lost anyone you gave me.”

Matthew 13:35

This was to make clear the full meaning of what the prophet said: “I will speak using stories; I will tell things that have been secrets since the world was made.” Psalm 78:2

Ezra 1:1

During the first year that Cyrus was king of Persia, the Lord caused him to make an announcement. It was written down, and Cyrus ordered that it be read throughout his kingdom. This was done so that what the Lord had told Jeremiah years before would now happen. This was the announcement:

John 17:12

While I was with them, I kept them safe by the power of your name—the name you gave me. I protected them. And only one of them was lost—the one who was sure to be lost. This was to show the truth of what the Scriptures said would happen.

John 15:25

But this happened to make clear the full meaning of what is written in their law: ‘They hated me for no reason.’

John 10:35

This Scripture called those people gods—the people who received God’s message. And Scripture is always true.

Matthew 13:21

But they do not let the teaching go deep into their lives. They keep it only a short time. As soon as trouble or persecution comes because of the teaching they accepted, they give up.

Matthew 12:17

This was to give full meaning to what Isaiah the prophet said when he spoke for God:

Matthew 2:15

Joseph stayed in Egypt until Herod died. This gave full meaning to what the Lord said through the prophet: “I called my son to come out of Egypt.”

Matthew 8:17

So Jesus made clear the full meaning of what Isaiah the prophet said: “He took away our diseases and carried away our sicknesses.” Isaiah 53:4

Matthew 5:17

“Don’t think that I have come to destroy the Law of Moses or the teaching of the prophets. I have come not to destroy their teachings but to give full meaning to them.

Luke 21:22

The prophets wrote many things about the time when God will punish his people. The time I am talking about is when all these things must happen.

Revelation 17:17

God put the idea in their minds to do what would complete his purpose. They agreed to give the beast their power to rule until what God has said is completed.

Romans 1:2

God promised long ago through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures to give this Good News to his people.