Matthew 2:15

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They stayed there until the death of Herod, to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: 'Out of Egypt I called My Son.'

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  • Hos 11:1 : 1 When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.
  • Exod 4:22 : 22 Then you shall say to Pharaoh, 'This is what the LORD says: Israel is my firstborn son,
  • John 19:28 : 28 After this, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am thirsty."
  • John 19:36 : 36 These things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: 'Not one of his bones will be broken.'
  • Matt 1:22 : 22 All this happened to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:
  • Num 24:8 : 8 God brought him out of Egypt; he has the strength of a wild ox. He will devour hostile nations and crush their bones; with his arrows, he will pierce them.
  • Acts 12:23-24 : 23 Immediately, an angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give glory to God. He was eaten by worms and died. 24 But the word of God continued to grow and multiply.
  • Matt 2:17 : 17 Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:
  • Matt 2:19 : 19 After the death of Herod, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
  • Matt 2:23 : 23 He went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets, that He would be called a Nazarene.
  • Matt 4:14-15 : 14 This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying: 15 The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
  • Matt 8:17 : 17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: 'He took our infirmities and bore our diseases.'
  • Matt 12:16-18 : 16 He warned them not to make Him known. 17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: 18 'Behold, My servant whom I have chosen, My beloved in whom My soul is well pleased. I will put My Spirit upon Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.'
  • Matt 21:4 : 4 This took place so that what had been spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled:
  • Matt 26:54 : 54 But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way?
  • Matt 26:56 : 56 But all this has taken place so that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.
  • Matt 27:35 : 35 When they had crucified Him, they divided His garments among them, casting lots. This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet: 'They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.'
  • Luke 24:44 : 44 He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms."
  • Acts 1:16 : 16 “Brothers, it was necessary for the Scripture to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who served as a guide for those who arrested Jesus.
  • Acts 12:1-4 : 1 Around that time, King Herod laid hands on some from the church to mistreat them. 2 He executed James, the brother of John, with the sword. 3 When he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter as well. (It was during the days of Unleavened Bread.) 4 After arresting him, he placed him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of soldiers, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

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  • Matt 2:11-14
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    84%

    11Entering the house, they saw the child with Mary His mother, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

    12And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another route.

    13After they departed, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, 'Get up, take the child and His mother, and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to destroy Him.'

    14So Joseph got up, took the child and His mother during the night, and departed for Egypt.

  • Matt 2:16-23
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    82%

    16Then Herod, realizing that he had been deceived by the magi, became furious. He sent orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had determined from the magi.

    17Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:

    18'A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.'

    19After the death of Herod, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

    20saying, 'Get up, take the child and His mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child's life are dead.'

    21Joseph got up, took the child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.

    22But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the region of Galilee.

    23He went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets, that He would be called a Nazarene.

  • Matt 1:22-25
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    22All this happened to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:

    23'Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Emmanuel' (which means, 'God with us').

    24When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary as his wife.

    25But he did not have marital relations with her until she gave birth to her firstborn son. And he named him Jesus.

  • Matt 2:1-9
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    1After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea during the reign of King Herod, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem.

    2They asked, 'Where is the newborn King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.'

    3When King Herod heard this, he was deeply troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

    4He called together all the chief priests and scribes of the people and asked them where the Christ was to be born.

    5They replied, 'In Bethlehem of Judea, because this is what was written by the prophet:

    6'And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you will come a ruler who will shepherd My people Israel.'

    7Then Herod secretly called the magi and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.

    8He sent them to Bethlehem and said, 'Go and search carefully for the child. When you find Him, report back to me so that I too may go and worship Him.'

    9After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and behold, the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was.

  • Hos 11:1
    76%

    1When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.

  • Matt 4:14
    71%

    14This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying:

  • Luke 2:16-17
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    71%

    16So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.

    17When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child.

  • Luke 2:6-7
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    6While they were there, the time came for her to give birth.

    7And she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no room available for them in the inn.

  • Mic 5:2-3
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    2Therefore, he will give them up until the time when she who is in labor has given birth, and the rest of his brothers will return to join the children of Israel.

    3He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. And they will live securely, for his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth.

  • Luke 2:33
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    33The child's father and mother marveled at what was said about him.

  • Matt 21:4
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    4This took place so that what had been spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled:

  • Luke 2:43
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    43When the festival was over and they were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but his parents were unaware of it.

  • Luke 2:4
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    4So Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he belonged to the house and line of David.

  • Luke 2:26-27
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    26It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Messiah.

    27Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the Law required,

  • Matt 12:17
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    17This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet:

  • Luke 2:39
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    39When they had completed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

  • Luke 2:22
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    22When the days of purification required by the law of Moses were completed, they took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.

  • Hos 12:13
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    13Jacob fled to the country of Aram; there Israel worked for a wife, and for a wife, he tended sheep.

  • Exod 13:14
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    14In the future, when your son asks you, 'What does this mean?' say to him, 'With a mighty hand, the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

  • Jer 41:17
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    17They went and stayed at Geruth Chimham near Bethlehem, on their way to go to Egypt,

  • Luke 2:12
    68%

    12This will be a sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

  • Exod 13:8
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    8On that day, you are to tell your son, 'It is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.'

  • Luke 2:48
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    48When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, "Child, why have you treated us this way? Look, your father and I have been anxiously searching for you!"

  • Matt 1:18
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    18Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened in this way: When his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.

  • Exod 2:10
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    10When the child grew older, she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, 'I drew him out of the water.'