| “I will tell of the decree: the LORD said to me, 'You are my Son, today I have begotten You'” Psalms 2:7 | Son of God | "…and behold a voice out of the heavens, saying, 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." Matthew 3:17 |
| "And in your descendants all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice." Genesis 22:18 | Seed of Abraham | "The book of the genealogy of Jesus, the Messiah, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham." Matthew 1:1 |
| "But God said to Abraham '…through Isaac your descendants shall be named.'" Genesis 21:12 | Son of Isaac | "Jesus…the son of Isaac…" Luke 3:23,34 |
| "I see him, but now now; I behold him, but not near; A star shall come forth from Jacob, and a scepter shall rise from Israel, and shall crush through the forehead of Moab, and tear down all the sons of Sheth." Numbers 24:17 | Son of Jacob | "Jesus…the son of Jacob…" Luke 3:23, 34 |
| "The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes. And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples." Genesis 49:10 | Tribe of Judah | "Jesus, … the son of Judah…" Luke 3:23,33 |
| "Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit." Isaiah 11:1 | Family Line of Jesse | "Jesus, the son of Jesse…" Luke 3:23,32 |
| "Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I shall raise up for David a righteous branch; And he will reign as King and act wisely. And do justice and righteousness in the land." Jeremiah 23:5 | House of David | "Jesus, the son of David…" Luke 3:23,31 |
| "But as for you, Bethlehem Ephratah, too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you one will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, from the days of eternity." Micah 5:2 | His Pre-Existence | "And he is before all things, and in Him, all things hold together." Colossians 1:17 |
| "The Lord said to my Lord; 'Sit at my right hand, until I make thine enemies a footstool for thy feet'" Psalm 110:1 | He shall be called Lord | "For today in the city of David, there has been born to you a Savior, who is Messiah the Lord." Luke 2:11 |
| "I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren like you, and will put My words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him." Deuteronomy 18:18 | He shall be a prophet | "And the multitudes were saying, 'This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth on Galilee.'" Matthew 21:11 |
| "The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind, 'Thou art a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.'" Psalm 110:4 | He shall be a priest | "Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest of our confession." Hebrews 3:1 |
| "For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our Lawgiver, the Lord is our King; He will save us…" Isaiah 33:22 | He shall be a judge | "I can do nothing on my own initiative, as I hear, I judge and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will but the will of Him who sent me." John 5:30 |
| "But as for Me, I have installed My King upon Zion, My holy mountain." Psalm 2:6 | He shall be a King | "And they put above His head the charge against Him which read, 'This is Jesus the King of the Jews'" Matthew 27:37 |
| "And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord." Isaiah 11:2 | He shall be anointed of the Holy Spirit | "And after being baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon Him; and behold a voice out of the heavens saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." Matthew 3:16-17 |
| Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped, then the lame will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the dumb will shout for joy. Isaiah 35:5,6 | He will perform miracles | And Jesus was going about all the cities and the villages teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness. Matthew 9:35 |
| I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old. Psalm 78:2 | He will teach parables | All these things Jesus spoke to the multitudes in parables, and He was not talking to them without a parable. Matthew 13:34 |
| Even my close friend, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted up his heel against me. Psalm 41:9 | He would be betrayed by a friend | Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Him. Matthew 10:4 |
| And I said to them, "if it is good in your sight, give me my wages; but if not, never mind!" So they weighted out thirty shekels of silver as my wages. Zechariah 11:12 | He would be sold for 30 pieces of silver | "What are you willing to give me to deliver Him up to you?" And they weighed out to him thirty pieces of silver. Matthew 26:15 |
| "..so I took the thirty shekels of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the Lord." Zechariah 11:13b | The money would be thrown in God's house | And he threw the pieces of silver into the sanctuary and departed… Matthew 27:5a |
| …strike the shepherd that the sheep may be scattered… Zechariah 13:7 | He would be forsaken by his disciples | And they all left Him and fled. Mark 14:50 |
| Malicious witnesses rise up; they ask me of things that I do not know. Psalm 35:11 | He would be accused by false witnesses | Now the chief priests and the whole council kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus, in order that they might put Him to death; but they did not find it, even though many false witnesses came forward. Matthew 26:59-61 |
| he was oppressed and He was afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. Isaiah 53:7 | He would not respond to His accusers | And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He made no answer. Matthew 27:12 |
| 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. Isaiah 53:5 | He would be wounded and bruised | Then he released Barabbas for them; but Jesus he scourged and delivered over to be crucified. Matthew 27:26 |
| I gave my back to those who strike me, and my cheeks to those who pluck out the beard; I did not cover My face from humiliation and spitting. Isaiah 50:6 | He would be smitten and spit upon | Then they spit in His face and struck Him with their fists. Others slapped Him and said, "Prophesy to us, Christ. Who hit you?" Matthew 26:67,68 |
| All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, he trusted the Lord that He would deliver Him: let Him deliver Him seeing he delighted in Him. Psalm 22:7,8 | He would be mocked | And after they had mocked Him, they took His robe off and put His garments on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him. Matthew 27:31 |
| They pierced my hands and my feet. Psalm 22:16 | His hands and feet would be pierced | And when they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified Him… Luke 23:33 |
| "..yet He himself bore the sins of many, and interceded for the transgressors." Isaiah 53:12 | He made intercession for His persecutors | "Father forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." Luke 23:34 |
| He was despised and forsaken of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted grief; and like one from whom men hide their face. He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. Isaiah 53:3 | He would be hated by His own people | For not even His brothers were believing in Him. Not one of the rulers or Pharisees has believed in Him, has he? John 7:5,48 |
| Those who hate me without cause are more than the hairs of my head… Psalm 69:4 | He would be hated without a cause | But they have done this in order they the word may be fulfilled that is written in their Law, "They hated me without a cause." John 15:25 |
| My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague: And my kinsmen stand afar off. Psalm 38:11 | His friends would stand afar off | And all His acquaintances and the women who accompanied Him from Galilee, were standing at a distance, seeing these things. Luke 23:49 |
| I also have become a reproach to them; When they see me, they wag their head. Psalm 109:25 | People shook their heads at Him | And those who were passing by were hurling abuse at Him, wagging their heads. Matthew 27:39 |
| They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots. Psalm 22:18 | They divided His garments and cast lots for them | The soldiers, therefore, when they had crucified Jesus, took His outer garments and made four parts, a part to every soldier and also the tunic; now the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece. They said: "Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be..." John 19:23,24 |
| And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. Psalm 69:21 | He was to suffer thirst | After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), "I thirst". John 19:28 |
| They also gave me gall for my food, and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. Psalm 69:21 | They offered him gall and vinegar to drink | They gave him wine to drink mingled with gall; and after tasting it, He was unwilling to drink. Matthew 27:34 |
| "My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?" Psalm 22:1 | He cried aloud | And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, Lama Sabachthani," that is, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" Matthew 27:46 |
| Into thy hands I commit my spirit. Psalm 31:5 | He committed His Spirit | And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, "Father, into thy hands I commit My Spirit." Luke 23:46 |
| He keeps all his bones, not one of them is broken. Psalm 34:20 | His bones were not broken | …but coming to Jesus, when they saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. John 19:33 |
| …they will look on Me whom they have pierced. Zechariah 12:10 | His side was pierced | …but one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear. John 19:34 |
| "And it will come about in that day" declares the Lord God, "that I shall make the sun go down at noon and make the earth dark in broad daylight. .." Amos 8:9 | And darkness came over the land | Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour. Matthew 27:45 |
| His grave was assigned to be with wicked men, yet with a rich man in His death. Isaiah 53:9 | He was buried in a rich man's tomb | ..there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph…and asked for the body of Jesus…and Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb. Matthew 27:57-60 |
| Adapted from content by Josh McDowell and Stan Telchin | | |
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