¹⁴ so that what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:

The Righteous Reign of the Coming King

9 ^[a]But there will be no gloom for those who were in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.^(A)

²³ There he made his home in a town called Nazareth, so that what had been spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled, “He will be called a Nazarene.”^[a](A)

⁴⁴ Then he said to them, “These are my 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.”^(A)

³⁷ For I tell you, this scripture must be fulfilled in me, ‘And he was counted among the lawless,’ and indeed what is written about me is being fulfilled.”^(A)

¹⁷ This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

³⁶ These things occurred so that the scripture might be fulfilled, “None of his bones shall be broken.”^{(A) 37} And again another passage of scripture says, “They will look on the one whom they have pierced.”^(B)

²⁸ After this, when Jesus knew that all was now finished, he said (in order to fulfill the scripture), “I am thirsty.”^(A)

²⁵ It was to fulfill the word that is written in their law, ‘They hated me without a cause.’^(A)

⁵⁶ But all this has taken place, so that the scriptures of the prophets may be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted him and fled.^(A)