Now all this took place so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled:

They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the prophet:

He stayed there until the death of Herod; this happened so that what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”

Then what had been spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:

and came and settled in a city called Nazareth. This happened so that what was spoken through the prophets would be fulfilled: “He will be called a Nazarene.”

For this is the one referred to by Isaiah the prophet when he said, “The voice of one calling out in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, Make His paths straight!’”

This happened so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled:

Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in this same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

“Do not presume that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill.

“In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

A Tree and Its Fruit

“Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

This happened so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled: “He Himself took our illnesses and carried away our diseases.”

The one who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and the one who receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person shall receive a righteous person’s reward.

But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and one who is more than a prophet.

For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.

This happened so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled:

But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation craves a sign; and so no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet;

For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

This was so that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will proclaim things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not dishonored except in his hometown and in his own household.”

Although Herod wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they regarded John as a prophet.

And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah, or one of the other prophets.”

Now this took place so that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled:

And the crowds were saying, “This is Jesus the prophet, from Nazareth in Galilee.”

But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the people; for they all regard John as a prophet.”