All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken through the prophet:
Matthew 2:15 - The Text-Critical English New Testament where he stayed until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called my son.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And remained there until Herod's death. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, Out of Egypt have I called My Son. [Hos. 11:1.] American Standard Version (1901) and was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt did I call my son. Common English Bible He stayed there until Herod died. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: I have called my son out of Egypt. Catholic Public Domain Version And he remained there, until the death of Herod, in order to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: "Out of Egypt, I called my son." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That it might be fulfilled which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying: Out of Egypt have I called my son. |
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken through the prophet:
So Joseph rose, took the child and his mother by night, and departed for Egypt,
After Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
and came and dwelt in a town called Nazareth, so that what had been spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
Now all this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken through the prophet:
How then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen this way?”
But all this has taken place so that the Scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him and fled.
After crucifying him, they divided his garments among themselves by casting lots.
This was to fulfill what had been spoken by Isaiah the prophet: “He took our infirmities and bore our diseases.”
Then he said to them, “These are the words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”
After this, when Jesus saw that everything was now finished, in order to fulfill the Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.”
For these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “No bone of his will be broken.”
“Brothers, it was necessary for this Scripture to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.