Matthew 2:15 Cross References
Matthew 2:15
15: and they stayed there until Herod's death. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: "I called my Son out of Egypt."
Hosea 11:1
- "When Israel was a child, I loved him as a son, and I called my son out of Egypt.
Exodus 4:22
- Then you will tell him, `This is what the LORD says: Israel is my firstborn son.
Numbers 24:8
- God brought them up from Egypt, drawing them along like a wild ox. He devours all the nations that oppose him, breaking their bones in pieces, shooting them with arrows.
Matthew 1:22
- All of this happened to fulfill the Lord's message through his prophet:
Luke 24:44
- Then he said, "When I was with you before, I told you that everything written about me by Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms must all come true."
John 19:28
- Jesus knew that everything was now finished, and to fulfill the Scriptures he said, "I am thirsty."
Matthew 2:17
- Herod's brutal action fulfilled the prophecy of Jeremiah:
Matthew 12:16
- but he warned them not to say who he was.
- This fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah concerning him:
- "Look at my Servant, whom I have chosen. He is my Beloved, and I am very pleased with him. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
Matthew 8:17
- This fulfilled the word of the Lord through Isaiah, who said, "He took our sicknesses and removed our diseases."
Matthew 26:56
- But this is all happening to fulfill the words of the prophets as recorded in the Scriptures." At that point, all the disciples deserted him and fled.
Matthew 2:19
- When Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and told him,
Matthew 2:23
- So they went and lived in a town called Nazareth. This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophets concerning the Messiah: "He will be called a Nazarene."
Matthew 21:4
- This was done to fulfill the prophecy,
John 19:36
- These things happened in fulfillment of the Scriptures that say, "Not one of his bones will be broken,"
Matthew 4:14
- This fulfilled Isaiah's prophecy:
- "In the land of Zebulun and of Naphtali, beside the sea, beyond the Jordan River--in Galilee where so many Gentiles live--
Matthew 26:54
- But if I did, how would the Scriptures be fulfilled that describe what must happen now?"
Acts 1:16
- "Brothers, it was necessary for the Scriptures to be fulfilled concerning Judas, who guided the Temple police to arrest Jesus. This was predicted long ago by the Holy Spirit, speaking through King David.
Matthew 27:35
- After they had nailed him to the cross, the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice.
Acts 12:1
- About that time King Herod Agrippa began to persecute some believers in the church.
- He had the apostle James (John's brother) killed with a sword.
- When Herod saw how much this pleased the Jewish leaders, he arrested Peter during the Passover celebration
- and imprisoned him, placing him under the guard of four squads of four soldiers each. Herod's intention was to bring Peter out for public trial after the Passover.
Acts 12:23
- Instantly, an angel of the Lord struck Herod with a sickness, because he accepted the people's worship instead of giving the glory to God. So he was consumed with worms and died.
- But God's Good News was spreading rapidly, and there were many new believers.