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All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
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“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
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where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called my son.”
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Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:
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This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’”
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to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah:
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This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases.”
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Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward.
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Then what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
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This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
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He answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
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So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.”
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A Prophet Without Honor
When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there.
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And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home.”
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Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered John a prophet.
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This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
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The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
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But if we say, ‘Of human origin’—we are afraid of the people, for they all hold that John was a prophet.”
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They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet.
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“So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’ spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand—
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Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on him by the people of Israel,
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as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way”—
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A Prophet Without Honor
Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples.
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Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home.”
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Others said, “He is Elijah.” And still others claimed, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of long ago.”
