Matthew 4:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

So that the word of the prophet Isaiah might come true,

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  • Matt 1:22 : 22 Now all this took place so that the word of the Lord by the prophet might come true,
  • John 15:25 : 25 This comes about so that the writing in their law may be made true, Their hate for me was without cause.
  • John 19:28 : 28 After this, being conscious that all things had now been done so that the Writings might come true, Jesus said, Give me water.
  • John 19:36-37 : 36 These things came about so that the Writings might be true, No bone of his body will be broken. 37 And again another verse says, They will see him who was wounded by their spears.
  • Matt 8:17 : 17 So that the word of Isaiah the prophet might come true: He himself took our pains and our diseases.
  • Isa 9:1-2 : 1 In earlier times he made the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali of small value, but after that he gave it glory, by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the nations. 2 The people who went in the dark have seen a great light, and for those who were living in the land of the deepest night, the light is shining.
  • Matt 12:17-21 : 17 So that what was said by Isaiah the prophet might come true, 18 See my servant, the man of my selection, my loved one in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit on him, and he will make my decision clear to the Gentiles. 19 His coming will not be with fighting or loud cries; and his voice will not be lifted up in the streets. 20 The crushed stem will not be broken by him; and the feebly burning light will he not put out, till he has made righteousness overcome all. 21 And in his name will the Gentiles put their hope.
  • Matt 26:54 : 54 But how then would the Writings come true, which say that so it has to be?
  • Matt 26:56 : 56 But all this has taken place so that the writings of the prophets might come true. Then all his disciples went from him in flight.
  • Luke 22:37 : 37 For I say to you that these words will be put into effect in me, And he was numbered among the evil-doers: for what has been said in the Writings about me has an end.
  • Luke 24:44 : 44 And he said to them, These are the words which I said to you when I was still with you, how it was necessary for all the things which are in the writings of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms about me, to be put into effect.
  • Matt 2:15 : 15 And was there till the death of Herod; so that the word of the Lord through the prophet might come true, Out of Egypt have I sent for my son.
  • Matt 2:23 : 23 And he came and was living in a town named Nazareth: so that the word of the prophets might come true, He will be named a Nazarene.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 4:12-13
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    12 Now when it came to his ears that John had been put in prison, he went away to Galilee;

    13 And going away from Nazareth, he came and made his living-place in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the country of Zebulun and Naphtali:

  • Matt 4:15-16
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    15 The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,

    16 The people who were in the dark saw a great light, and to those in the land of the shade of death did the dawn come up.

  • Matt 12:17
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    17 So that what was said by Isaiah the prophet might come true,

  • Matt 1:22-23
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    22 Now all this took place so that the word of the Lord by the prophet might come true,

    23 See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.

  • Matt 2:23
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    23 And he came and was living in a town named Nazareth: so that the word of the prophets might come true, He will be named a Nazarene.

  • Matt 21:4
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    4 Now this took place so that these words of the prophet might come true,

  • Luke 4:16-19
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    16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been as a child, and he went, as his way was, into the Synagogue on the Sabbath, and got up to give a reading.

    17 And the book of the prophet Isaiah was given to him and, opening the book, he came on the place where it is said,

    18 The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make well those who are broken-hearted; to say that the prisoners will be let go, and the blind will see, and to make the wounded free from their chains,

    19 To give knowledge that the year of the Lord's good pleasure is come.

  • Matt 8:17
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    17 So that the word of Isaiah the prophet might come true: He himself took our pains and our diseases.

  • Luke 4:21-23
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    21 Then he said to them, Today this word has come true in your hearing.

    22 And they were all giving witness, with wonder, to the words of grace which came from his mouth: and they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

    23 And he said to them, Without doubt you will say to me, Let the medical man make himself well: the things which to our knowledge were done at Capernaum, do them here in your country.

  • Isa 9:1-2
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    1 In earlier times he made the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali of small value, but after that he gave it glory, by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the nations.

    2 The people who went in the dark have seen a great light, and for those who were living in the land of the deepest night, the light is shining.

  • Luke 3:4-5
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    4 As it says in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.

    5 Every valley will be lifted up, and all the mountains and hills made low, and the twisted will be made straight, and the rough ways smooth;

  • Matt 13:14
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    14 And for them the words of Isaiah have come true, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:

  • Matt 2:5
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    5 And they said to him, In Beth-lehem of Judaea; for so it is said in the writings of the prophet,

  • John 12:41
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    41 (Isaiah said these words because he saw his glory. His words were about him.)

  • John 12:38
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    38 So that the words of the prophet Isaiah might come true, when he said, Lord, who has any belief in our preaching? and the arm of the Lord, to whom has it been unveiled?

  • Luke 4:14
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    14 And Jesus came back to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news of him went through all the country round about.

  • Matt 2:15
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    15 And was there till the death of Herod; so that the word of the Lord through the prophet might come true, Out of Egypt have I sent for my son.

  • Luke 2:32
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    32 A light of revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.

  • Mark 1:9
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    9 And it came about in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was given baptism by John in the Jordan.

  • John 4:43-45
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    43 And after the two days he went on from there into Galilee.

    44 For Jesus himself said that a prophet has no honour in the country of his birth.

    45 So when he came into Galilee, the Galilaeans took him to their hearts because of the things which they had seen him do in Jerusalem at the feast--they themselves having been there at the feast.

  • Luke 4:44
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    44 And he was teaching in the Synagogues of Galilee.

  • Mark 1:2
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    2 Even as it is said in the book of Isaiah the prophet, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way;

  • Luke 2:4
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    4 And Joseph went up from Galilee, out of the town of Nazareth, into Judaea, to Beth-lehem, the town of David, because he was of the house and family of David,

  • Isa 7:14
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    14 For this cause the Lord himself will give you a sign; a young woman is now with child, and she will give birth to a son, and she will give him the name Immanuel.

  • Luke 2:39
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    39 And when they had done all the things which were ordered by the law of the Lord, they went back to Galilee, to Nazareth, the town where they were living.

  • Matt 3:3
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    3 For this is he of whom Isaiah the prophet said, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.

  • Mark 1:38
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    38 And he said to them, Let us go to other parts into the nearest towns, so that I may give teaching there, because for this purpose I came.

  • John 1:23
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    23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the waste land, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.

  • Luke 4:31
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    31 And he came down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee; and he was giving them teaching on the Sabbath.

  • Matt 19:1
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    1 And it came about that after saying these words, Jesus went away from Galilee, and came into the parts of Judaea on the other side of Jordan.

  • Luke 7:1
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    1 After he had come to the end of all his words in the hearing of the people, he went into Capernaum.

  • Luke 2:6
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    6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.

  • Matt 14:34
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    34 And when they had gone across, they came to land at Gennesaret.

  • Matt 13:35
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    35 That it might come true which was said by the prophet, Opening my mouth, I will give out stories; I will give knowledge of things kept secret from before all time.

  • Matt 4:25
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    25 And there went after him great numbers from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea and from the other side of Jordan.

  • Mark 15:28
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  • John 4:3
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    3 He went out of Judaea into Galilee again.

  • Matt 15:7
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    7 You false ones, well did Isaiah say of you,