Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:

“In Bethlehem of Judea,” they told him, “because this is what was written by the prophet:

He stayed there until Herod’s death, so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled: Out of Egypt I called My Son.

Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:

For he is the one spoken of through the prophet Isaiah, who said:

A voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
Prepare the way for the Lord;
make His paths straight!

This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

so that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:

He Himself took our weaknesses
and carried our diseases.

Anyone who welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward. And anyone who welcomes a righteous person because he’s righteous will receive a righteous person’s reward.

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

so that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:

But He answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled:

I will open My mouth in parables;
I will declare things kept secret
from the foundation of the world.

And they were offended by Him.

But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his household.”

Though he wanted to kill him, he feared the crowd, since they regarded him as a prophet.

This took place so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled:

And the crowds kept saying, “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee!”

But if we say, ‘From men,’ we’re afraid of the crowd, because everyone thought John was a prophet.”

Although they were looking for a way to arrest Him, they feared the crowds, because they regarded Him as a prophet.

“So when you see the abomination that causes desolation, spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place” (let the reader understand),

Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:

They took the 30 pieces of silver, the price of Him whose price was set by the Israelites,