44 Prophecies Jesus Christ Fulfilled from thoughtco.com


Prophecies About Jesus

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Old Testament
Scripture

New Testament
Fulfillment

1

Messiah would be born of a woman.

Genesis 3:15

Matthew 1:20
Galatians 4:4

2

Messiah would be born in Bethlehem.

Micah 5:2

Matthew 2:1
Luke 2:4-6

3

Messiah would be born of a virgin.

Isaiah 7:14

Matthew 1:22-23
Luke 1:26-31

4

Messiah would come from the line of Abraham.

Genesis 12:3
Genesis 22:18

Matthew 1:1
Romans 9:5

5

Messiah would be a descendant of Isaac.

Genesis 17:19
Genesis 21:12

Luke 3:34

6

Messiah would be a descendant of Jacob.

Numbers 24:17

Matthew 1:2

7

Messiah would come from the tribe of Judah.

Genesis 49:10

Luke 3:33
Hebrews 7:14

8

Messiah would be heir to King David's throne.

2 Samuel 7:12-13
Isaiah 9:7

Luke 1:32-33
Romans 1:3

9

Messiah's throne will be anointed and eternal.

Psalm 45:6-7
Daniel 2:44

Luke 1:33
Hebrews 1:8-12

10

Messiah would be called Immanuel.

Isaiah 7:14

Matthew 1:23

11

Messiah would spend a season in Egypt.

Hosea 11:1

Matthew 2:14-15

12

A massacre of children would happen at Messiah's birthplace.

Jeremiah 31:15

Matthew 2:16-18

13

A messenger would prepare the way for Messiah

Isaiah 40:3-5

Luke 3:3-6

14

Messiah would be rejected by his own people.

Psalm 69:8
Isaiah 53:3

John 1:11
John 7:5

15

Messiah would be a prophet.

Deuteronomy 18:15

Acts 3:20-22

16

Messiah would be preceded by Elijah.

Malachi 4:5-6

Matthew 11:13-14

17

Messiah would be declared the Son of God.

Psalm 2:7

Matthew 3:16-17

18

Messiah would be called a Nazarene.

Isaiah 11:1

Matthew 2:23

19

Messiah would bring light to Galilee.

Isaiah 9:1-2

Matthew 4:13-16

20

Messiah would speak in parables.

Psalm 78:2-4
Isaiah 6:9-10

Matthew 13:10-15, 34-35

21

Messiah would be sent to heal the brokenhearted.

Isaiah 61:1-2

Luke 4:18-19

22

Messiah would be a priest after the order of Melchizedek.

Psalm 110:4

Hebrews 5:5-6

23

Messiah would be called King.

Psalm 2:6
Zechariah 9:9

Matthew 27:37
Mark 11:7-11

24

Messiah would be praised by little children.

Psalm 8:2

Matthew 21:16

25

Messiah would be betrayed.

Psalm 41:9
Zechariah 11:12-13

Luke 22:47-48
Matthew 26:14-16

26

Messiah's price money would be used to buy a potter's field.

Zechariah 11:12-13

Matthew 27:9-10

27

Messiah would be falsely accused.

Psalm 35:11

Mark 14:57-58

28

Messiah would be silent before his accusers.

Isaiah 53:7

Mark 15:4-5

29

Messiah would be spat upon and struck.

Isaiah 50:6

Matthew 26:67

30

Messiah would be hated without cause.

Psalm 35:19
Psalm 69:4

John 15:24-25

31

Messiah would be crucified with criminals.

Isaiah 53:5-12 Deut 21:22-23

Matthew 27:38
Mark 15:27-28

32

Messiah would be given vinegar to drink.

Psalm 69:21

Matthew 27:34
John 19:28-30

33

Messiah's hands and feet would be pierced.

Psalm 22:16
Zechariah 12:10

John 20:25-27

34

Messiah would be mocked and ridiculed.

Psalm 22:7-8

Luke 23:35

35

Soldiers would gamble for Messiah's garments.

Psalm 22:18

Luke 23:34
Matthew 27:35-36

36

Messiah's bones would not be broken.

Exodus 12:46
Psalm 34:20

John 19:33-36

37

Messiah would be forsaken by God.

Psalm 22:1

Matthew 27:46

38

Messiah would pray for his enemies.

Psalm 109:4

Luke 23:34

39

Soldiers would pierce Messiah's side.

Zechariah 12:10

John 19:34

40

Messiah would be buried with the rich.

Isaiah 53:9

Matthew 27:57-60

41

Messiah would resurrect from the dead.

Psalm 16:10
Psalm 49:15

Matthew 28:2-7
Acts 2:22-32

42

Messiah would ascend to heaven.

Psalm 24:7-10

Mark 16:19
Luke 24:51

43

Messiah would be seated at God's right hand.

Psalm 68:18
Psalm 110:1

Mark 16:19
Matthew 22:44

44

Messiah would be a sacrifice for sin.

Isaiah 53:5-12

Romans 5:6-8


Sample Verses In Full Text

Mic_5:2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

Isa 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Isa 11:1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots

Isa 11:2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;

Isa 11:4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked

Isa 53:1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?

Isa 53:2 ...there is no beauty that we should desire him.

Isa 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

Isa 53:4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

Isa 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Isa 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Isa 53:7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

Isa 53:8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

Isa 53:9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

Isa 53:10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.