'Prophet' in the Bible

This all happened so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled:

"In Bethlehem of Judea," they said, "for it is written this way by the prophet:

He stayed there until Herod died. In this way what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet was fulfilled: "I called my Son out of Egypt."

Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:

For he is the one about whom Isaiah the prophet had spoken: "The voice of one shouting in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.'"

so that what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled:

In this way what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet was fulfilled: "He took our weaknesses and carried our diseases."

Whoever receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward. Whoever receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward.

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

This fulfilled what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet:

But he answered them, "An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables, I will announce what has been hidden from the foundation of the world."

And so they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own house."

Although Herod wanted to kill John, he feared the crowd because they accepted John as a prophet.

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

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

But if we say, 'From people,' we fear the crowd, for they all consider John to be a prophet."

They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, because the crowds regarded him as a prophet.

"So when you see the abomination of desolation -- spoken about by Daniel the prophet -- standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: "They took the thirty silver coins, the price of the one whose price had been set by the people of Israel,

As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, "Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way,

Then Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, and among his relatives, and in his own house."

Others said, "He is Elijah." Others said, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets from the past."

But if we say, 'From people -- '" (they feared the crowd, for they all considered John to be truly a prophet).

And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High. For you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, "The voice of one shouting in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.

and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,

And he added, "I tell you the truth, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.

And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, yet none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian."

Fear seized them all, and they began to glorify God, saying, "A great prophet has appeared among us!" and "God has come to help his people!"

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

Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, "If this man were a prophet, he would know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner."

Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the next day, because it is impossible that a prophet should be killed outside Jerusalem.'

But if we say, 'From people,' all the people will stone us, because they are convinced that John was a prophet."

He said to them, "What things?" "The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene," they replied, "a man who, with his powerful deeds and words, proved to be a prophet before God and all the people;

So they asked him, "Then who are you? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not!" "Are you the Prophet?" He answered, "No!"

John said, "I am the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way for the Lord,' as Isaiah the prophet said."

So they asked John, "Why then are you baptizing if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"

The woman said to him, "Sir, I see that you are a prophet.

(For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.)

Now when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus performed, they began to say to one another, "This is certainly the Prophet who is to come into the world."

When they heard these words, some of the crowd began to say, "This really is the Prophet!"

They replied, "You aren't from Galilee too, are you? Investigate carefully and you will see that no prophet comes from Galilee!"

So again they asked the man who used to be blind, "What do you say about him, since he caused you to see?" "He is a prophet," the man replied.

so that the word of Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled. He said, "Lord, who has believed our message, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"

But this is what was spoken about through the prophet Joel:

So then, because he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one of his descendants on his throne,

Moses said, 'The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must obey him in everything he tells you.

Every person who does not obey that prophet will be destroyed and thus removed from the people.'

This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, 'God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.'

Yet the Most High does not live in houses made by human hands, as the prophet says,

and was returning home, sitting in his chariot, reading the prophet Isaiah.

So Philip ran up to it and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. He asked him, "Do you understand what you're reading?"

Then the eunuch said to Philip, "Please tell me, who is the prophet saying this about -- himself or someone else?"

When they had crossed over the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus,

All this took about four hundred fifty years. After this he gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.

While we remained there for a number of days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

So they began to leave, unable to agree among themselves, after Paul made one last statement: "The Holy Spirit spoke rightly to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah

If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, he should acknowledge that what I write to you is the Lord's command.

Then I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

Now the beast was seized, and along with him the false prophet who had performed the signs on his behalf -- signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur.

And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are too, and they will be tormented there day and night forever and ever.