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

They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the prophet:

He remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”

Then what had been spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:

For this is the one referred to by Isaiah the prophet when he said,
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
‘Make ready the way of the Lord,
Make His paths straight!’”

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

This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: “He Himself took our infirmities and carried away our diseases.”

He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.

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

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

But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation craves for a sign; and yet no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet;

This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
“I will open My mouth in parables;
I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.”

Although Herod wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they regarded John as a prophet.

For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:

And the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.”

But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the people; for they all regard John as a prophet.”

When they sought to seize Him, they feared the people, because they considered Him to be a prophet.

“Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the one whose price had been set by the sons of Israel;