'Prophet' in the Bible

All this took place in fulfilment of what the Lord had spoken through the Prophet,

"At Bethlehem in Judaea," they replied; "for so it stands written in the words of the Prophet,

There he remained till Herod's death, that what the Lord had said through the Prophet might be fulfilled, "Out of Egypt I called My Son."

Then were these words, spoken by the Prophet Jeremiah, fulfilled,

He it is who was spoken of through the Prophet Isaiah when he said, "The voice of one crying aloud, 'In the desert prepare ye a road for the Lord: make His highway straight.'"

in order that these words, spoken through the Prophet Isaiah, might be fulfilled,

in order that this prediction of the Prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, "He took on Him our weaknesses, and bore the burden of our diseases."

Every one who receives a prophet, because he is a prophet, will receive a prophet's reward, and every one who receives a righteous man, because he is a righteous man, will receive a righteous man's reward.

But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet.

that those words of the Prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled,

"Wicked and faithless generation!" He replied, "they clamour for a sign, but none shall be given to them except the sign of the Prophet Jonah.

in fulfilment of the saying of the Prophet, "I will open my mouth in figurative language, I will utter things kept hidden since the creation of all things."

So they turned angrily away from Him. But Jesus said to them, "There is no prophet left without honour except in his own country and among his own family."

And he would have liked to put him to death, but was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a Prophet.

"This is Jesus, the Prophet, from Nazareth in Galilee," replied the crowds.

and if we say 'a human origin' we have the people to fear, for they all hold John to have been a Prophet."

but though they were eager to lay hands upon Him, they were afraid of the people, for by them He was regarded as a Prophet.

"When you have seen (to use the language of the Prophet Daniel)

while they taunted Him, saying, "Christ, prove yourself a Prophet by telling us who it was that struck you."

Then were fulfilled the words spoken by the Prophet Jeremiah, "And I took the thirty shekels, the price of the prized one on whom Israelites had set a price,

As it is written in Isaiah the Prophet, "See, I am sending My messenger before Thee, Who will prepare Thy way";

But Jesus said to them, "There is no Prophet without honour except in his own country, and among his own relatives, and in his own home."

Others asserted that He was Elijah. Others again said, "He is a Prophet, like one of the great Prophets."

Or should we say, 'human?'" They were afraid of the people; for all agreed in holding John to have been really a Prophet.

Thereupon some began to spit on Him, and to blindfold Him, while striking Him with their fists and crying, "Prove that you are a prophet." The officers too struck Him with open hands as they took Him in charge.

And you moreover, O child, shall be called Prophet of the Most High; For you shall go on in front before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,

as it is written in the book of the prophet Isaiah, "The voice of one crying aloud! 'In the Desert prepare ye a road for the Lord: make His highway straight.

And there was handed to Him the book of the Prophet Isaiah, and, opening the book, He found the place where it was written,

"I tell you in solemn truth," He added, "that no Prophet is welcomed among his own people.

And there was also many a leper in Israel in the time of the Prophet Elisha, and yet not one of them was cleansed, but Naaman the Syrian was."

All were awe-struck, and they gave glory to God--some saying, "A Prophet, a great Prophet, has risen up among us." Others said, "God has not forgotten His People."

But what did you go out to see? A Prophet? Aye, I tell you, and far more than a Prophet.

Noticing this, the Pharisee, His host, said to himself, "This man, if he were really a Prophet, would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching him--and would know that she is an immoral woman."

"Yet I must continue my journey to-day and to-morrow and the day following; for it is not conceivable that a Prophet should perish outside of Jerusalem.

And if we say, 'human,' the people will all stone us; for they are thoroughly convinced that John was a Prophet."

or blindfolded Him, and then challenged Him. "Prove to us," they said, "that you are a prophet, by telling us who it was that struck you."

"What things?" He asked. "The things about Jesus the Nazarene," they said, "who was a Prophet powerful in work and word before God and all the people;

"What then?" they inquired; "are you Elijah?" "I am not," he said. "Are you the Prophet?" "No," he answered.

"I am the voice," he replied, "of one crying aloud, 'Make straight the Lord's way in the Desert,' fulfilling the words of the Prophet Isaiah."

Again they questioned him. "Why then do you baptize," they said, "if you are neither the Christ nor Elijah nor the Prophet?"

"Sir," replied the woman, "I see that you are a Prophet.

though Jesus Himself declared that a Prophet has no honour in his own country.

Thereupon the people, having seen the miracle He had performed, said, "This is indeed the Prophet who was to come into the world."

After listening to these discourses, some of the crowd began to say, "This is beyond doubt the Prophet."

"Do you also come from Galilee?" they asked in reply. "Search and see for yourself that no Prophet is of Galilaean origin."

And there was a division among them. So again they asked the once blind man, "What is your account of him? --for he opened your eyes." "He is a Prophet," he replied.

in order that the words of Isaiah the Prophet might be fulfilled, "Lord, who has believed our preaching? And the arm of the Lord--to whom has it been unveiled?"

But that which was predicted through the Prophet Joel has happened:

Being a Prophet, however, and knowing that God had solemnly sworn to him to seat a descendant of his upon his throne,

Moses declared, "'The Lord your God will raise up a Prophet for you from among your brethren as He has raised me. In all that He says to you, you must listen to Him.

And every one, without exception, who refuses to listen to that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the People.'

This is the Moses who said to the descendants of Israel, "'God will raise up a Prophet for you, from among your brethren, just as He raised me up.'

Yet the Most High does not dwell in buildings erected by men's hands. But, as the Prophet declares,

and was now on his way home; and as he sat in his chariot he was reading the Prophet Isaiah.

So Philip ran up and heard the eunuch reading the Prophet Isaiah. "Do you understand what you are reading?" he asked.

"Pray, of whom is the Prophet speaking?" inquired the eunuch; "of himself or of some one else?"

When they had gone through the whole length of the island as far as Paphos, they there met with a Jewish magician and false prophet, Bar-Jesus by name,

and afterwards He gave them judges down to the time of the Prophet Samuel.

and during our somewhat lengthy stay a Prophet of the name of Agabus came down from Judaea.

Unable to agree among themselves, they at last left him, but not before Paul had spoken a parting word to them, saying, "Right well did the Holy Spirit say to your forefathers through the Prophet Isaiah:

But since we have special gifts which differ in accordance with the diversified work graciously entrusted to us, if it is prophecy, let the prophet speak in exact proportion to his faith;

If any one deems himself to be a Prophet or a man with spiritual gifts, let him recognize as the Lord's command all that I am now writing to you.

One of their own number--a Prophet who is a countryman of theirs--has said, "Cretans are always liars, dangerous animals, idle gluttons."

But he was rebuked for his transgression: a dumb ass spoke with a human voice and checked the madness of the Prophet.

Then I saw three foul spirits, resembling frogs, issue from the mouth of the Dragon, from the mouth of the Wild Beast, and from the mouth of the false Prophet.

And I saw the Wild Beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, all assembled to make war, once for all, against the Rider upon the horse and against His army. And the Wild Beast was captured, and with him the false Prophet

and the Devil, who had been leading them astray, was thrown into the Lake of fire and sulphur where the Wild Beast and the false Prophet were, and day and night they will suffer torture until the Ages of the Ages.