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The Quotation Web

The New Testament quotes the Old Testament outright. Every place is listed here: the verse quoted, the verse that quotes it, and what the quotation is doing where it stands.

Summary

The New Testament writers quote the Old Testament outright, and this page lists every place they do it. The quoted verse stands in full, the verse that quotes it opens in place under it, and both are doors into the chapter around them.

  • The New Testament quotes the Old Testament outright 276 times, and 17 of its books do it.
  • Romans quotes the Old Testament more than any other book, 52 times.
  • Psalms is quoted more than any other book, 72 times.
  • Leviticus 19:18 is the single verse quoted most often, 8 times.

All 276 quotations, book by book

Three short forms appear in the notes below. LXX is the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament. MT is the Hebrew text behind most English Old Testaments. “w/” means the writer joined the verse named with the one quoted.

Matthew: 51 quotations
  • Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.Matthew 1:23“Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).

    Matthew fulfillment formula 'that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet' (contested: LXX parthenos vs MT almah — both readings at full strength on the verse page)

  • Micah 5:2But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.Matthew 2:6‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”

    chief priests cite the birthplace prophecy to Herod ('for thus it is written by the prophet')

  • Hosea 11:1When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.Matthew 2:15where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”

    'that it might be fulfilled... Out of Egypt I called my son' (contested: typological/corporate-Israel reading — each view at full strength)

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  • Jeremiah 31:15This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”Matthew 2:18“A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”

    'Rahel weeping for her children' — Matthew fulfillment formula (LXX Jer 38:15 = MT 31:15)

  • Isaiah 40:3A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.Matthew 3:3This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”

    'voice of one crying in the wilderness' applied to John the Baptist

  • Deuteronomy 8:3He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.Matthew 4:4But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

    Jesus answers the tempter, 'It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone'

  • Psalms 91:11For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.Matthew 4:6“If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”

    the tempter cites 'He shall give his angels charge over thee' ('it is written')

  • Deuteronomy 6:16Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.Matthew 4:7Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

    'It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God'

  • Deuteronomy 6:13Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.Matthew 4:10“Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus declared. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

    'It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve'

  • Isaiah 9:1Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:Matthew 4:15“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—

    'the land of Zebulun and Naphtali' — Galilee-of-the-nations fulfillment formula

  • Exodus 20:13You shall not murder.Matthew 5:21You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’

    'Ye have heard that it was said... Thou shalt not kill' (Decalogue antithesis)

  • Exodus 20:14You shall not commit adultery.Matthew 5:27You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’

    'Thou shalt not commit adultery' (Sermon on the Mount antithesis)

  • Deuteronomy 24:1If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house.Matthew 5:31It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’

    'Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement'

  • Leviticus 19:12You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.Matthew 5:33Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’

    'Thou shalt not forswear thyself' (oath law, w/ Num 30:2)

  • Exodus 21:24eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,Matthew 5:38You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’

    'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth' (lex talionis antithesis)

  • Leviticus 19:18Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.Matthew 5:43You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’

    'Thou shalt love thy neighbour' (antithesis)

  • Isaiah 53:4Surely He took on our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken by God, struck down and afflicted.Matthew 8:17This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took on our infirmities and carried our diseases.”

    'Himself took our infirmities' — healing fulfillment formula

  • Hosea 6:6For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.Matthew 9:13But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

    'I will have mercy, and not sacrifice' ('go ye and learn what that meaneth')

  • Micah 7:6For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies are the members of his own household.Matthew 10:35For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

    'a man at variance against his father' — division saying

  • Malachi 3:1“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.Matthew 11:10This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’

    'Behold, I send my messenger before thy face' ('this is he, of whom it is written')

  • Hosea 6:6For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.Matthew 12:7If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.

    'I will have mercy, and not sacrifice' — Sabbath grainfield defense

  • Isaiah 42:1“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.Matthew 12:18“Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.

    'Behold my servant, whom I have chosen' — Servant fulfillment formula

  • Isaiah 6:9And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’Matthew 13:14In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.

    'By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand' (parables rationale; most-quoted OT text in NT)

  • Psalms 78:2I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,Matthew 13:35So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

    'I will open my mouth in parables' — fulfillment formula

  • Exodus 20:12Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.Matthew 15:4For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

    'Honour thy father and mother' (Corban dispute)

  • Exodus 21:17Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.Matthew 15:4For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

    'He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death'

  • Isaiah 29:13Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.Matthew 15:8‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

    'This people draweth nigh with their mouth' (Isaiah's prophecy of hypocrisy)

  • Deuteronomy 19:15A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.Matthew 18:16But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’

    'in the mouth of two or three witnesses' (church discipline)

  • Genesis 1:27So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.Matthew 19:4Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’

    'he which made them at the beginning made them male and female' (divorce dispute)

  • Genesis 2:24For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.Matthew 19:5and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?

    'For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife'

  • Exodus 20:12Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.Matthew 19:18“Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,

    the commandments recited to the rich young ruler (Decalogue, second table)

  • Leviticus 19:18Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.Matthew 19:19honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’”

    'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself'

  • Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.Matthew 21:5“Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”

    'thy King cometh unto thee... upon an ass' — triumphal-entry fulfillment formula (w/ Isa 62:11)

  • Psalms 118:26Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.Matthew 21:9The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”

    'Hosanna... Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord'

  • Isaiah 56:7I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”Matthew 21:13And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”

    'My house shall be called the house of prayer' (temple cleansing, w/ Jer 7:11)

  • Jeremiah 7:11Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD.Matthew 21:13And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”

    'ye have made it a den of thieves'

  • Psalms 8:2From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger.Matthew 21:16“Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”

    'Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise'

  • Psalms 118:22The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.Matthew 21:42Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?

    'The stone which the builders rejected' ('did ye never read in the scriptures')

  • Deuteronomy 25:5When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her.Matthew 22:24“Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.

    levirate law cited by the Sadducees ('Moses said')

  • Exodus 3:6Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.Matthew 22:32‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”

    'I am the God of Abraham' — resurrection argument ('have ye not read that which was spoken')

  • Deuteronomy 6:5And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.Matthew 22:37Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

    'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart' — the great commandment

  • Leviticus 19:18Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.Matthew 22:39And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

    'the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself'

  • Psalms 110:1The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”Matthew 22:44‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’

    'The Lord said unto my Lord' — the Davidic-sonship question (most-cited OT verse in NT)

  • Psalms 118:26Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.Matthew 23:39For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

    'Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord' (lament over Jerusalem)

  • Daniel 9:27And he will confirm a covenant with many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of the temple will come the abomination that causes desolation, until the decreed destruction is poured out upon him.”Matthew 24:15So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ described by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),

    'the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet'

  • Isaiah 13:10For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.Matthew 24:29Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’

    'the sun shall be darkened' (Olivet Discourse cosmic imagery)

  • Daniel 7:13In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence.Matthew 24:30At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.

    'the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven'

  • Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.Matthew 26:31Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’

    'I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered' ('it is written')

  • Psalms 110:1The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”Matthew 26:64“You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

    'sitting on the right hand of power' — before the Sanhedrin (w/ Dan 7:13)

  • Zechariah 11:12Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver.Matthew 27:9Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel,

    'thirty pieces of silver' — potter's-field fulfillment (attributed to Jeremiah; contested — each view at full strength)

  • Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?Matthew 27:46About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

    'My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?' — cry of dereliction (invokes whole Psalm 22)

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Mark: 21 quotations
  • Malachi 3:1“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.Mark 1:2
    Show the textAs it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.”

    'Behold, I send my messenger' (Mark's composite 'as it is written in the prophets', w/ Isa 40:3)

  • Isaiah 40:3A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.Mark 1:3
    Show the text“A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”

    'The voice of one crying in the wilderness'

  • Isaiah 6:9And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’Mark 4:12
    Show the textso that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

    'seeing they may see, and not perceive' (parables rationale)

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  • Isaiah 29:13Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.Mark 7:6
    Show the textJesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

    'This people honoureth me with their lips' ('well hath Esaias prophesied')

  • Exodus 20:12Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.Mark 7:10
    Show the textFor Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

    'Honour thy father and thy mother' (Corban dispute, 'Moses said')

  • Exodus 21:17Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.Mark 7:10
    Show the textFor Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

    'Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death'

  • Genesis 1:27So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.Mark 10:6
    Show the textHowever, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’

    'made them male and female' (divorce dispute)

  • Genesis 2:24For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.Mark 10:7
    Show the text‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,

    'they twain shall be one flesh'

  • Exodus 20:12Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.Mark 10:19
    Show the textYou know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’”

    the commandments to the rich young ruler

  • Psalms 118:26Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.Mark 11:9
    Show the textThe ones who went ahead and those who followed were shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!”

    'Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord' (triumphal entry)

  • Isaiah 56:7I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”Mark 11:17
    Show the textThen Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”

    'house of prayer for all nations' (temple cleansing)

  • Psalms 118:22The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.Mark 12:10
    Show the textHave you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

    'the stone which the builders rejected' ('have ye not read this scripture')

  • Deuteronomy 25:5When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her.Mark 12:19
    Show the text“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.

    levirate law (Sadducees, 'Moses wrote unto us')

  • Exodus 3:6Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.Mark 12:26
    Show the textBut concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?

    'I am the God of Abraham' — resurrection argument

  • Deuteronomy 6:4Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One.Mark 12:29
    Show the textJesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.

    the Shema, 'Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord' — the first commandment

  • Leviticus 19:18Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.Mark 12:31
    Show the textThe second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”

    'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself'

  • Psalms 110:1The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”Mark 12:36
    Show the textSpeaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’

    'The Lord said to my Lord' ('David himself said by the Holy Ghost')

  • Daniel 7:13In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence.Mark 13:26
    Show the textAt that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

    'the Son of man coming in the clouds'

  • Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.Mark 14:27
    Show the textThen Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’

    'I will smite the shepherd' ('it is written')

  • Psalms 110:1The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”Mark 14:62
    Show the text“I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”

    'on the right hand of power' (before the high priest, w/ Dan 7:13)

  • Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?Mark 15:34
    Show the textAt the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

    'Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani' — cry of dereliction

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Luke: 21 quotations
  • Exodus 13:2“Consecrate to Me every firstborn male. The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me, both of man and beast.”Luke 2:23
    Show the text(as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),

    'Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord' ('as it is written in the law')

  • Leviticus 12:8But if she cannot afford a lamb, she shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. Then the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.’”Luke 2:24
    Show the textand to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”

    'A pair of turtledoves' — purification offering

  • Isaiah 40:3A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.Luke 3:4
    Show the textas it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.

    'The voice of one crying in the wilderness' (extended through Isa 40:5, 'all flesh shall see')

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  • Deuteronomy 8:3He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.Luke 4:4
    Show the textBut Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”

    'Man shall not live by bread alone' (temptation)

  • Deuteronomy 6:13Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.Luke 4:8
    Show the textBut Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

    'Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God' (temptation)

  • Psalms 91:11For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.Luke 4:10
    Show the textFor it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully;

    the tempter cites 'He shall give his angels charge over thee'

  • Deuteronomy 6:16Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.Luke 4:12
    Show the textBut Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

    'Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God'

  • Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,Luke 4:18
    Show the text“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,

    'The Spirit of the Lord is upon me' — Nazareth synagogue reading (w/ Isa 58:6)

  • Malachi 3:1“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.Luke 7:27
    Show the textThis is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’

    'Behold, I send my messenger' (of John the Baptist)

  • Isaiah 6:9And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’Luke 8:10
    Show the textHe replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’

    'that seeing they might not see' (parables rationale)

  • Deuteronomy 6:5And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.Luke 10:27
    Show the textHe answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

    'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God' — the lawyer's answer

  • Leviticus 19:18Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.Luke 10:27
    Show the textHe answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

    'and thy neighbour as thyself' (Good Samaritan setup)

  • Psalms 118:26Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.Luke 19:38
    Show the text“Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

    'Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord'

  • Isaiah 56:7I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”Luke 19:46
    Show the textHe declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”

    'My house is the house of prayer' (temple cleansing)

  • Psalms 118:22The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.Luke 20:17
    Show the textBut Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?

    'The stone which the builders rejected' ('what is this then that is written')

  • Deuteronomy 25:5When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her.Luke 20:28
    Show the text“Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.

    levirate law (Sadducees, 'Moses wrote')

  • Exodus 3:6Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.Luke 20:37
    Show the textEven Moses demonstrates that the dead are raised, in the passage about the burning bush. For he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’

    'the God of Abraham' — resurrection argument at the bush

  • Psalms 110:1The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”Luke 20:42
    Show the textFor David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand

    'The Lord said unto my Lord' (Davidic-sonship question)

  • Isaiah 53:12Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.Luke 22:37
    Show the textFor I tell you that this Scripture must be fulfilled in Me: ‘And He was numbered with the transgressors.’ For what is written about Me is reaching its fulfillment.”

    'he was reckoned among the transgressors' ('this that is written must be accomplished in me')

  • Hosea 10:8The high places of Aven will be destroyed—it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”Luke 23:30
    Show the textAt that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’

    'say to the mountains, Fall on us' (weeping women of Jerusalem)

  • Psalms 31:5Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth.Luke 23:46
    Show the textThen Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.

    'Into thy hands I commend my spirit' — the last word from the cross

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John: 14 quotations
  • Isaiah 40:3A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.John 1:23
    Show the textJohn replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”

    John the Baptist self-identifies: 'I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness'

  • Psalms 69:9because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.John 2:17
    Show the textHis disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”

    'The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up' (temple cleansing, disciples remember)

  • Psalms 78:24He rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven.John 6:31
    Show the textOur fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

    'He gave them bread from heaven to eat' (bread-of-life discourse, 'as it is written')

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  • Isaiah 54:13Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.John 6:45
    Show the textIt is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me—

    'they shall be all taught of God' ('it is written in the prophets')

  • Psalms 82:6I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’John 10:34
    Show the textJesus replied, “Is it not written in your Law: ‘I have said you are gods’?

    'I said, Ye are gods' ('is it not written in your law')

  • Psalms 118:25O LORD, save us, we pray. We beseech You, O LORD, cause us to prosper!John 12:13
    Show the textThey took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!”

    'Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel' (triumphal entry)

  • Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.John 12:15
    Show the text“Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion. See, your King is coming, seated on the colt of a donkey.”

    'Fear not... behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt'

  • Isaiah 53:1Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?John 12:38
    Show the textThis was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

    'Lord, who hath believed our report?' — unbelief fulfillment ('that the saying of Esaias might be fulfilled')

  • Isaiah 6:10Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”John 12:40
    Show the text“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”

    'He hath blinded their eyes' (hardening; John says Isaiah 'saw his glory')

  • Psalms 41:9Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.John 13:18
    Show the textI am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’

    'He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me' (Judas; 'that the scripture may be fulfilled')

  • Psalms 69:4Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me— my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.John 15:25
    Show the textBut this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’

    'They hated me without a cause' ('that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law', w/ Ps 35:19)

  • Psalms 22:18They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.John 19:24
    Show the textSo they said to one another, “Let us not tear it. Instead, let us cast lots to see who will get it.” This was to fulfill the Scripture: “They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing.” So that is what the soldiers did.

    'They parted my raiment among them' (soldiers cast lots; 'that the scripture might be fulfilled')

  • Exodus 12:46It must be eaten inside one house. You are not to take any of the meat outside the house, and you may not break any of the bones.John 19:36
    Show the textNow these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.”

    'A bone of him shall not be broken' (Passover-lamb law; w/ Num 9:12, Ps 34:20)

  • Zechariah 12:10Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.John 19:37
    Show the textAnd, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.”

    'They shall look on him whom they pierced' ('another scripture saith')

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Acts: 28 quotations
  • Psalms 69:25May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents.Acts 1:20
    Show the text“For it is written in the book of Psalms: ‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,’ and, ‘May another take his position.’

    'Let his habitation be desolate' — on Judas ('it is written in the book of Psalms')

  • Psalms 109:8May his days be few; may another take his position.Acts 1:20
    Show the text“For it is written in the book of Psalms: ‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,’ and, ‘May another take his position.’

    'his bishoprick let another take' (replacing Judas)

  • Joel 2:28And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.Acts 2:17
    Show the text‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.

    'I will pour out of my Spirit' — Peter at Pentecost ('this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel')

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  • Psalms 16:8I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.Acts 2:25
    Show the textDavid says about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

    'Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell' — resurrection proof ('David speaketh concerning him')

  • Psalms 132:11The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.Acts 2:30
    Show the textBut he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.

    'of the fruit of his loins... he would raise up Christ' (Davidic oath)

  • Psalms 110:1The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”Acts 2:34
    Show the textFor David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand

    'The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand' (ascension proof)

  • Deuteronomy 18:15The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him.Acts 3:22
    Show the textFor Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.

    'A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up' — Peter (Moses' prophet-like-me)

  • Genesis 22:18And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”Acts 3:25
    Show the textAnd you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’

    'in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed' (Abrahamic covenant)

  • Psalms 118:22The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.Acts 4:11
    Show the textThis Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’

    'the stone... set at nought of you builders' (before the Sanhedrin)

  • Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?Acts 4:25
    Show the textYou spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?

    'Why did the heathen rage' — the believers' prayer ('who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said')

  • Genesis 12:1Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you.Acts 7:3
    Show the textand told him, ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.’

    'Get thee out of thy country' — Stephen's speech (call of Abraham)

  • Genesis 15:13Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.Acts 7:6
    Show the textGod told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.

    'thy seed shall sojourn in a strange land' (400 years, Stephen)

  • Exodus 2:14But the man replied, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “This thing I have done has surely become known.”Acts 7:27
    Show the textBut the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?

    'Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?' (Moses rejected)

  • Exodus 3:5“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”Acts 7:33
    Show the textThen the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

    'Put off thy shoes... holy ground' (burning bush)

  • Exodus 3:7The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.Acts 7:34
    Show the textI have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’

    'I have seen the affliction of my people' (the LORD's commission of Moses)

  • Exodus 32:1Now when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!”Acts 7:40
    Show the textThey said to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us! As for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’

    'Make us gods to go before us' (golden calf)

  • Amos 5:25Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?Acts 7:42
    Show the textBut God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

    'O ye house of Israel, have ye offered...' — Stephen ('as it is written in the book of the prophets')

  • Isaiah 66:1This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?Acts 7:49
    Show the text‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be?

    'Heaven is my throne... what house will ye build me?' (Stephen on the temple)

  • Isaiah 53:7He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.Acts 8:32
    Show the textThe eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.

    'He was led as a sheep to the slaughter' — the Ethiopian eunuch's scroll

  • Psalms 89:20I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.Acts 13:22
    Show the textAfter removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’

    'I have found David... a man after mine own heart' (Paul at Antioch, w/ 1Sa 13:14)

  • Psalms 2:7I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.Acts 13:33
    Show the textHe has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’

    'Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee' ('as it is written in the second psalm')

  • Isaiah 55:3Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.Acts 13:34
    Show the textIn fact, God raised Him from the dead, never to see decay. As He has said: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’

    'the sure mercies of David' (resurrection, no more to corruption)

  • Psalms 16:10For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.Acts 13:35
    Show the textSo also, He says in another Psalm: ‘You will not let Your Holy One see decay.’

    'Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption'

  • Habakkuk 1:5“Look at the nations and observe—be utterly astounded! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe even if someone told you.Acts 13:41
    Show the text‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’”

    'Behold, ye despisers, and wonder' (warning, 'that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets')

  • Isaiah 49:6He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”Acts 13:47
    Show the textFor this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”

    'I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles' ('so hath the Lord commanded us')

  • Amos 9:11“In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old,Acts 15:16
    Show the text‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,

    'I will build again the tabernacle of David' — James at the Jerusalem Council

  • Exodus 22:28You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.Acts 23:5
    Show the text“Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”

    'Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people' ('for it is written')

  • Isaiah 6:9And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’Acts 28:26
    Show the text‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”

    'Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand' — Paul's closing word in Rome

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Romans: 52 quotations
  • Habakkuk 2:4Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright—but the righteous will live by faith—Romans 1:17
    Show the textFor the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”

    'The just shall live by faith' — thesis of Romans ('as it is written')

  • Isaiah 52:5And now what have I here? declares the LORD. For My people have been taken without cause; those who rule them taunt, declares the LORD, and My name is blasphemed continually all day long.Romans 2:24
    Show the textAs it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”

    'The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you' ('as it is written')

  • Psalms 51:4Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.Romans 3:4
    Show the textCertainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”

    'That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings' (God true, every man a liar)

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  • Psalms 14:1The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.Romans 3:10
    Show the textAs it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one.

    'There is none righteous, no, not one' — head of Paul's catena of universal sin

  • Psalms 5:9For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.Romans 3:13
    Show the text“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”

    'Their throat is an open sepulchre' (sin catena)

  • Psalms 140:3They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. SelahRomans 3:13
    Show the text“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”

    'the poison of asps is under their lips' (sin catena)

  • Psalms 10:7His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.Romans 3:14
    Show the text“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”

    'Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness' (sin catena)

  • Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.Romans 3:15
    Show the text“Their feet are swift to shed blood;

    'Their feet are swift to shed blood' (sin catena)

  • Psalms 36:1An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.Romans 3:18
    Show the text“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

    'There is no fear of God before their eyes' (close of the sin catena)

  • Genesis 15:6Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.Romans 4:3
    Show the textFor what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

    'Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness' ('what saith the scripture?')

  • Psalms 32:1Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.Romans 4:7
    Show the text“Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered.

    'Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven' (David on imputed righteousness)

  • Genesis 17:5No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.Romans 4:17
    Show the textAs it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.

    'I have made thee a father of many nations' ('as it is written')

  • Genesis 15:5And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.”Romans 4:18
    Show the textAgainst all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”

    'So shall thy seed be' (Abraham's hope against hope)

  • Psalms 44:22Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.Romans 8:36
    Show the textAs it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”

    'For thy sake we are killed all the day long' ('as it is written')

  • Genesis 21:12But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.Romans 9:7
    Show the textNor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”

    'In Isaac shall thy seed be called' (election argument)

  • Genesis 18:10Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was behind him, listening at the entrance to the tent.Romans 9:9
    Show the textFor this is what the promise stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.”

    'At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son' (word of promise)

  • Genesis 25:23and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”Romans 9:12
    Show the textnot by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”

    'The elder shall serve the younger' (Jacob and Esau)

  • Malachi 1:2“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved,Romans 9:13
    Show the textSo it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”

    'Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated' ('as it is written')

  • Exodus 33:19“I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”Romans 9:15
    Show the textFor He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

    'I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy' ('he saith to Moses')

  • Exodus 9:16But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.Romans 9:17
    Show the textFor the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”

    'For this same purpose have I raised thee up' ('the scripture saith unto Pharaoh')

  • Hosea 2:23And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ and they will say, ‘You are my God.’”Romans 9:25
    Show the textAs He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,”

    'I will call them my people, which were not my people' ('as he saith also in Osee')

  • Hosea 1:10Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’Romans 9:26
    Show the textand, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”

    'Ye are the sons of the living God'

  • Isaiah 10:22Though your people, O Israel, be like the sand of the sea, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, overflowing with righteousness.Romans 9:27
    Show the textIsaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.

    'a remnant shall be saved' ('Esaias also crieth concerning Israel')

  • Isaiah 1:9Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.Romans 9:29
    Show the textIt is just as Isaiah foretold: “Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.”

    'Except the Lord... had left us a seed' ('as Esaias said before')

  • Isaiah 28:16So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.Romans 9:33
    Show the textas it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”

    'Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone' (w/ Isa 8:14)

  • Leviticus 18:5Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD.Romans 10:5
    Show the textFor concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”

    'The man which doeth those things shall live by them' (righteousness of the law)

  • Deuteronomy 30:12It is not in heaven, that you should need to ask, ‘Who will ascend into heaven to get it for us and proclaim it, that we may obey it?’Romans 10:6
    Show the textBut the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down)

    'Who shall ascend into heaven?' (righteousness of faith speaks)

  • Isaiah 28:16So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.Romans 10:11
    Show the textIt is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”

    'Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed'

  • Joel 2:32And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has promised, among the remnant called by the LORD.Romans 10:13
    Show the textfor, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

    'Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved'

  • Isaiah 52:7How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”Romans 10:15
    Show the textAnd how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”

    'How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel' ('as it is written')

  • Isaiah 53:1Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?Romans 10:16
    Show the textBut not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”

    'Lord, who hath believed our report?' ('Esaias saith')

  • Psalms 19:4their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun.Romans 10:18
    Show the textBut I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”

    'Their sound went into all the earth' (creation's witness)

  • Deuteronomy 32:21They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation without understanding.Romans 10:19
    Show the textI ask instead, did Israel not understand? First, Moses says: “I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation without understanding.”

    'I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people' ('Moses saith')

  • Isaiah 65:1“I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me; I was found by those who did not seek Me. To a nation that did not call My name, I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’Romans 10:20
    Show the textAnd Isaiah boldly says: “I was found by those who did not seek Me; I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.”

    'I was found of them that sought me not' ('Esaias is very bold')

  • Isaiah 65:2All day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, who follow their own imaginations,Romans 10:21
    Show the textBut as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”

    'All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient people'

  • 1 Kings 19:10“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”Romans 11:3
    Show the text“Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”?

    'Lord, they have killed thy prophets' (Elijah's plea, 'the scripture saith of Elias')

  • 1 Kings 19:18Nevertheless, I have reserved seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.”Romans 11:4
    Show the textAnd what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”

    'I have reserved... seven thousand men' (God's answer)

  • Isaiah 29:10For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers.Romans 11:8
    Show the textas it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”

    'God hath given them the spirit of slumber' (w/ Deu 29:4; 'as it is written')

  • Psalms 69:22May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap.Romans 11:9
    Show the textAnd David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them.

    'Let their table be made a snare' ('David saith')

  • Isaiah 59:20“The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression,” declares the LORD.Romans 11:26
    Show the textAnd so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.

    'There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer' ('as it is written')

  • Isaiah 40:13Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or informed Him as His counselor?Romans 11:34
    Show the text“Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?”

    'Who hath known the mind of the Lord?' (doxology)

  • Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”Romans 12:19
    Show the textDo not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”

    'Vengeance is mine; I will repay ('it is written')

  • Proverbs 25:21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.Romans 12:20
    Show the textOn the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”

    'If thine enemy hunger, feed him' (heap coals of fire)

  • Exodus 20:13You shall not murder.Romans 13:9
    Show the textThe commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

    'Thou shalt not commit adultery... kill... steal' — commandments summed in love

  • Leviticus 19:18Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.Romans 13:9
    Show the textThe commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

    'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself' — the fulfilling of the law

  • Isaiah 45:23By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.Romans 14:11
    Show the textIt is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”

    'Every knee shall bow to me' ('it is written, As I live, saith the Lord')

  • Psalms 69:9because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.Romans 15:3
    Show the textFor even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”

    'The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me' (Christ pleased not himself)

  • Psalms 18:49Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.Romans 15:9
    Show the textso that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.”

    'I will confess to thee among the Gentiles' (Gentile-praise catena, 'as it is written')

  • Deuteronomy 32:43Rejoice, O heavens, with Him, and let all God’s angels worship Him. Rejoice, O nations, with His people; for He will avenge the blood of His children. He will take vengeance on His adversaries and repay those who hate Him; He will cleanse His land and His people.Romans 15:10
    Show the textAgain, it says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.”

    'Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people'

  • Psalms 117:1Praise the LORD, all you nations! Extol Him, all you peoples!Romans 15:11
    Show the textAnd again: “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and extol Him, all you peoples.”

    'Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles'

  • Isaiah 11:10On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.Romans 15:12
    Show the textAnd once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”

    'There shall be a root of Jesse... in him shall the Gentiles trust' ('Esaias saith')

  • Isaiah 52:15so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.Romans 15:21
    Show the textRather, as it is written: “Those who were not told about Him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”

    'To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see' (Paul's ambition to preach where unnamed)

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1 Corinthians: 17 quotations
  • Isaiah 29:14Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”1 Corinthians 1:19
    Show the textFor it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”

    'I will destroy the wisdom of the wise' ('it is written')

  • Jeremiah 9:24But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.1 Corinthians 1:31
    Show the textTherefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”

    'He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord' ('as it is written')

  • Isaiah 64:4From ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides You, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.1 Corinthians 2:9
    Show the textRather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”

    'Eye hath not seen... the things which God hath prepared' ('as it is written')

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  • Isaiah 40:13Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or informed Him as His counselor?1 Corinthians 2:16
    Show the text“For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.

    'Who hath known the mind of the Lord?' (the mind of Christ)

  • Job 5:13He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.1 Corinthians 3:19
    Show the textFor the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

    'He taketh the wise in their own craftiness' ('it is written')

  • Psalms 94:11The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.1 Corinthians 3:20
    Show the textAnd again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”

    'The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain'

  • Deuteronomy 17:7The hands of the witnesses shall be the first in putting him to death, and after that, the hands of all the people. So you must purge the evil from among you.1 Corinthians 5:13
    Show the textGod will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”

    'Put away from among yourselves that wicked person'

  • Genesis 2:24For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.1 Corinthians 6:16
    Show the textOr don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”

    'The twain shall be one flesh' (against joining a harlot)

  • Deuteronomy 25:4Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.1 Corinthians 9:9
    Show the textFor it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it about oxen that God is concerned?

    'Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn' ('it is written in the law of Moses')

  • Exodus 32:6So the next day they arose, offered burnt offerings, and presented peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and drink, and got up to indulge in revelry.1 Corinthians 10:7
    Show the textDo not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and to drink, and got up to indulge in revelry.”

    'The people sat down to eat... and rose up to play' (golden-calf warning, 'as it is written')

  • Psalms 24:1The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.1 Corinthians 10:26
    Show the textfor, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.”

    'The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof' (meat offered to idols)

  • Isaiah 28:11Indeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this people1 Corinthians 14:21
    Show the textIt is written in the Law: “By strange tongues and foreign lips I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to Me, says the Lord.”

    'With men of other tongues... will I speak' ('in the law it is written')

  • Psalms 8:6You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet:1 Corinthians 15:27
    Show the textFor “God has put everything under His feet.” Now when it says that everything has been put under Him, this clearly does not include the One who put everything under Him.

    'He hath put all things under his feet' (resurrection reign)

  • Isaiah 22:13But look, there is joy and gladness, butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”1 Corinthians 15:32
    Show the textIf I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”

    'Let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die' (if the dead rise not)

  • Genesis 2:7Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.1 Corinthians 15:45
    Show the textSo it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being;” the last Adam a life-giving spirit.

    'The first man Adam was made a living soul' ('it is written')

  • Isaiah 25:8He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.1 Corinthians 15:54
    Show the textWhen the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”

    'Death is swallowed up in victory' ('the saying that is written')

  • Hosea 13:14I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.1 Corinthians 15:55
    Show the text“Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?”

    'O death, where is thy sting?'

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2 Corinthians: 9 quotations
  • Psalms 116:10I believed, therefore I said, “I am greatly afflicted.”2 Corinthians 4:13
    Show the textAnd in keeping with what is written: “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak,

    'I believed, and therefore have I spoken' ('as it is written')

  • Isaiah 49:8This is what the LORD says: “In the time of favor I will answer You, and in the day of salvation I will help You; I will keep You and appoint You to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to apportion its desolate inheritances,2 Corinthians 6:2
    Show the textFor He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!

    'In an acceptable time have I heard thee' ('he saith')

  • Leviticus 26:12I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.2 Corinthians 6:16
    Show the textWhat agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”

    'I will dwell in them... and they shall be my people' (w/ Eze 37:27)

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  • Isaiah 52:11Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.2 Corinthians 6:17
    Show the text“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”

    'Come out from among them, and be ye separate'

  • 2 Samuel 7:14I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.2 Corinthians 6:18
    Show the textAnd: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”

    'I will be a Father unto you' (Davidic adoption promise applied to the church)

  • Exodus 16:18When they measured it by the omer, he who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall. Each one gathered as much as he needed to eat.2 Corinthians 8:15
    Show the textAs it is written: “He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall.”

    'He that gathered much had nothing over' (manna equality, 'as it is written')

  • Psalms 112:9He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.2 Corinthians 9:9
    Show the textAs it is written: “He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.”

    'He hath dispersed abroad... his righteousness remaineth' ('as it is written')

  • Jeremiah 9:24But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.2 Corinthians 10:17
    Show the textRather, “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”

    'He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord'

  • Deuteronomy 19:15A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.2 Corinthians 13:1
    Show the textThis is the third time I am coming to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”

    'In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established'

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Galatians: 10 quotations
  • Genesis 15:6Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.Galatians 3:6
    Show the textSo also, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

    'Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness'

  • Genesis 12:3I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”Galatians 3:8
    Show the textThe Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”

    'In thee shall all nations be blessed' ('the scripture... preached before the gospel unto Abraham')

  • Deuteronomy 27:26‘Cursed is he who does not put the words of this law into practice.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’Galatians 3:10
    Show the textAll who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”

    'Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things' ('it is written')

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  • Habakkuk 2:4Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright—but the righteous will live by faith—Galatians 3:11
    Show the textNow it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”

    'The just shall live by faith'

  • Leviticus 18:5Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD.Galatians 3:12
    Show the textThe law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.”

    'The man that doeth them shall live in them' (law not of faith)

  • Deuteronomy 21:23you must not leave the body on the tree overnight, but you must be sure to bury him that day, because anyone who is hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.Galatians 3:13
    Show the textChrist redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”

    'Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree' (Christ made a curse)

  • Genesis 12:7Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.Galatians 3:16
    Show the textThe promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.

    'And to thy seed' — Paul's singular-seed argument (w/ Gen 22:18)

  • Isaiah 54:1“Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD.Galatians 4:27
    Show the textFor it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband.”

    'Rejoice, thou barren' (Sarah/Jerusalem-above allegory, 'it is written')

  • Genesis 21:10and she said to Abraham, “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac!”Galatians 4:30
    Show the textBut what does the Scripture say? “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”

    'Cast out the bondwoman and her son' ('what saith the scripture?')

  • Leviticus 19:18Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.Galatians 5:14
    Show the textThe entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

    'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself' — the law fulfilled in one word

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Ephesians: 5 quotations
  • Psalms 68:18You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.Ephesians 4:8
    Show the textThis is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”

    'When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive' ('he saith')

  • Zechariah 8:16These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,Ephesians 4:25
    Show the textTherefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.

    'Speak every man truth with his neighbour'

  • Psalms 4:4Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. SelahEphesians 4:26
    Show the text“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,

    'Be ye angry, and sin not'

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  • Genesis 2:24For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.Ephesians 5:31
    Show the text“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”

    'They two shall be one flesh' (marriage as Christ and the church)

  • Exodus 20:12Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.Ephesians 6:2
    Show the text“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),

    'Honour thy father and mother — the first commandment with promise'

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Philippians: 1 quotation
  • Isaiah 45:23By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.Philippians 2:10
    Show the textthat at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

    'Every knee shall bow... every tongue confess' (the exalted Name)

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1 Timothy: 1 quotation
  • Deuteronomy 25:4Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.1 Timothy 5:18
    Show the textFor the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”

    'Thou shalt not muzzle the ox' ('the scripture saith')

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2 Timothy: 1 quotation
  • Numbers 16:5Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one He chooses, He will bring near to Himself.2 Timothy 2:19
    Show the textNevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”

    'The Lord knoweth them that are his' (the firm foundation)

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Hebrews: 29 quotations
  • Psalms 2:7I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.Hebrews 1:5
    Show the textFor to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”?

    'Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee' (Son superior to angels, w/ 2Sa 7:14)

  • Deuteronomy 32:43Rejoice, O heavens, with Him, and let all God’s angels worship Him. Rejoice, O nations, with His people; for He will avenge the blood of His children. He will take vengeance on His adversaries and repay those who hate Him; He will cleanse His land and His people.Hebrews 1:6
    Show the textAnd again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”

    'Let all the angels of God worship him'

  • Psalms 104:4He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.Hebrews 1:7
    Show the textNow about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.”

    'Who maketh his angels spirits'

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  • Psalms 45:6Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.Hebrews 1:8
    Show the textBut about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.

    'Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever' (the Son addressed as God)

  • Psalms 102:25In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.Hebrews 1:10
    Show the textAnd: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

    'Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth'

  • Psalms 110:1The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”Hebrews 1:13
    Show the textYet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?

    'Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool'

  • Psalms 8:4what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?Hebrews 2:6
    Show the textBut somewhere it is testified in these words: “What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?

    'What is man, that thou art mindful of him?' ('one in a certain place testified')

  • Psalms 22:22I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.Hebrews 2:12
    Show the textHe says: “I will proclaim Your name to My brothers; I will sing Your praises in the assembly.”

    'I will declare thy name unto my brethren' (Christ not ashamed to call us brethren)

  • Isaiah 8:17I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.Hebrews 2:13
    Show the textAnd again: “I will put My trust in Him.” And once again: “Here am I, and the children God has given Me.”

    'I will put my trust in him' (w/ Isa 8:18, 'the children which God hath given me')

  • Psalms 95:7For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice,Hebrews 3:7
    Show the textTherefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,

    'To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts' ('as the Holy Ghost saith')

  • Psalms 95:11So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.”Hebrews 4:3
    Show the textNow we who have believed enter that rest. As for the others, it is just as God has said: “So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’” And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world.

    'They shall not enter into my rest' (the remaining sabbath-rest)

  • Genesis 2:2And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work.Hebrews 4:4
    Show the textFor somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.”

    'God did rest the seventh day from all his works' (Sabbath-rest argument via gezerah shavah w/ Ps 95:11)

  • Psalms 2:7I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.Hebrews 5:5
    Show the textSo also Christ did not take upon Himself the glory of becoming a high priest, but He was called by the One who said to Him: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.”

    'Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee' (Christ's high-priestly appointment)

  • Psalms 110:4The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”Hebrews 5:6
    Show the textAnd in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

    'Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec'

  • Genesis 22:16saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,Hebrews 6:13
    Show the textWhen God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,

    'Surely blessing I will bless thee' (God's oath to Abraham)

  • Genesis 14:18Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High—Hebrews 7:1
    Show the textThis Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

    'Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God' (Melchizedek typology)

  • Psalms 110:4The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”Hebrews 7:17
    Show the textFor it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

    'Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec' (eternal priesthood)

  • Exodus 25:40See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.Hebrews 8:5
    Show the textThe place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”

    'Make all things according to the pattern shewed thee in the mount' (heavenly sanctuary)

  • Jeremiah 31:31Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.Hebrews 8:8
    Show the textBut God found fault with the people and said: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.

    'Behold, the days come... I will make a new covenant' (the longest OT quotation in the NT)

  • Exodus 24:8So Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words.”Hebrews 9:20
    Show the textsaying, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.”

    'This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you'

  • Psalms 40:6Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.Hebrews 10:5
    Show the textTherefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me.

    'Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me'

  • Jeremiah 31:33“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.Hebrews 10:16
    Show the text“This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.”

    'I will put my laws into their hearts' (new-covenant reprise, 'the Holy Ghost is a witness')

  • Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”Hebrews 10:30
    Show the textFor we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”

    'Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense'

  • Habakkuk 2:3For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.Hebrews 10:37
    Show the textFor, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.

    'He that shall come will come... the just shall live by faith'

  • Genesis 21:12But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.Hebrews 11:18
    Show the texteven though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”

    'In Isaac shall thy seed be called' (Abraham's faith in offering Isaac)

  • Proverbs 3:11My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;Hebrews 12:5
    Show the textAnd you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.

    'My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord' (the exhortation that speaks to sons)

  • Haggai 2:6For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.Hebrews 12:26
    Show the textAt that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”

    'Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven'

  • Deuteronomy 31:6Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”Hebrews 13:5
    Show the textKeep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”

    'I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee' ('he hath said')

  • Psalms 118:6The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?Hebrews 13:6
    Show the textSo we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”

    'The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me'

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James: 4 quotations
  • Leviticus 19:18Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.James 2:8
    Show the textIf you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

    'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself' — the royal law ('according to the scripture')

  • Exodus 20:13You shall not murder.James 2:11
    Show the textFor He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.

    'Do not commit adultery... Do not kill' (the whole law argument)

  • Genesis 15:6Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.James 2:23
    Show the textAnd the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.

    'Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness' ('the scripture was fulfilled')

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  • Proverbs 3:34He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.James 4:6
    Show the textBut He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

    'God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble' ('the scripture saith')

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1 Peter: 11 quotations
  • Leviticus 19:2“Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them: Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.1 Peter 1:16
    Show the textfor it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”

    'Be ye holy; for I am holy' ('it is written')

  • Isaiah 40:6A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field.1 Peter 1:24
    Show the textFor, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,

    'All flesh is as grass... but the word of the Lord endureth for ever'

  • Isaiah 28:16So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.1 Peter 2:6
    Show the textFor it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”

    'Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone' ('it is contained in the scripture')

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  • Psalms 118:22The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.1 Peter 2:7
    Show the textTo you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”

    'The stone which the builders disallowed... head of the corner'

  • Isaiah 8:14And He will be a sanctuary—but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare.1 Peter 2:8
    Show the textand, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.

    'A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence'

  • Exodus 19:6And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”1 Peter 2:9
    Show the textBut you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

    'A royal priesthood, an holy nation' (church as new Israel, w/ Isa 43:20-21)

  • Isaiah 53:9He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.1 Peter 2:22
    Show the text“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”

    'Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth' (Christ's example in suffering)

  • Psalms 34:12Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days?1 Peter 3:10
    Show the textFor, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.

    'He that will love life... let him refrain his tongue from evil'

  • Isaiah 8:12“Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread.1 Peter 3:14
    Show the textBut even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”

    'Be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled'

  • Proverbs 11:31If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!1 Peter 4:18
    Show the textAnd, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”

    'If the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly appear?'

  • Proverbs 3:34He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.1 Peter 5:5
    Show the textYoung men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

    'God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble'

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2 Peter: 1 quotation
  • Proverbs 26:11As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.2 Peter 2:22
    Show the textOf them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”

    'The dog is turned to his own vomit again' (the true proverb of apostates)

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