Nowallthistook placeto fulfillwhatwas spokenby the Lordthroughthe prophet:
He said,"Blessedbe the LORD,the Godof Israel,whospokewith His mouthto my fatherDavidand has fulfilled[it] with His hand,saying,
whohave keptwith Your servant,my fatherDavid,that whichYou have promisedhim; indeed, You have spokenwith Your mouthand have fulfilledit with Your handas it is thisday.
Now in the firstyearof Cyruskingof Persia,in order to fulfillthe wordof the LORDby the mouthof Jeremiah,the LORDstirredup the spiritof Cyruskingof Persia,so that he senta proclamationthroughout allhis kingdom,and also[put it] in writing,saying:
[This was] to fulfillwhatwas spokenthroughIsaiahthe prophet:
yethe hasno[firm] rootin himself,but is [only] temporary,and when afflictionorpersecutionarisesbecauseof the word,immediatelyhe falls away.
[This was] to fulfillwhatwas spokenthroughthe prophet:"I WILL OPENMY MOUTHIN PARABLES;I WILL UTTERTHINGS HIDDENSINCETHE FOUNDATIONOF THE WORLD."
He remainedthereuntilthe deathof Herod.[This was] to fulfillwhathad been spokenby the Lordthroughthe prophet:"OUT OF EGYPTI CALLEDMY SON."
and cameand livedin a citycalledNazareth.[This was] to fulfillwhatwas spokenthroughthe prophets:"He shall be calleda Nazarene."
"Do not thinkthat I cameto abolishthe Laworthe Prophets;I did not cometo abolishbut to fulfill.
[This was] to fulfillwhatwas spokenthroughIsaiahthe prophet:"HE HIMSELFTOOKOUR INFIRMITIESAND CARRIED AWAYOUR DISEASES."
becausetheseare daysof vengeance,so that all thingswhich are writtenwill be fulfilled.
NowHe saidto them, "Theseare My wordswhichI spoketo you while I was stillwith you, that all thingswhich are writtenaboutMe in the Lawof Mosesand the Prophetsand the Psalmsmustbe fulfilled."
"Ifhe calledthem gods,to whomthe wordof Godcame(and the Scripturecannotbe broken),
"But [they have done this] to fulfillthe wordthat is writtenin their Law,THEY HATEDME WITHOUT A CAUSE.'
"WhileI was with them, I was keepingthem in Your namewhichYou have givenMe; and I guardedthem and not oneof them perishedbut the sonof perdition,sothat the Scripturewould be fulfilled.
to fulfillthe wordwhichHe spoke,"Of those whomYou have givenMe I lostnot one."
"But the things whichGodannounced beforehandby the mouthof allthe prophets,that His Christwould suffer,He has thusfulfilled.
whichHe promised beforehandthroughHis prophetsin the holyScriptures,
"For Godhas putit in their heartsto executeHis purposeby havinga commonpurpose,and by givingtheir kingdomto the beast,untilthe wordsof Godwill be fulfilled.
