Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament

“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”).

Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.

‘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.’”

But 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.

…where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”

When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.

“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.”

This 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.”

This 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.’”

A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.

But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

He 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.

“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.’”

For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.

They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.

“Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.

You are to fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.

“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—

…the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”

Nevertheless, 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:

The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.

…to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.

You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’

You shall not murder.

You shall not murder.

You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’

You shall not commit adultery.

You shall not commit adultery.

It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’

If 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.

Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’

You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.

You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.

You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’

…eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’

Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard my weeping.

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

Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.

But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

This 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 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.

If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.

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

“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. …

In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.

For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’

And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’

Make 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.”

So 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; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,

For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.

You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you: …

Therefore 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.

Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’

So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

“Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,

…honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’”

Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. …

“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.’”

Rejoice 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.

The 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!”

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.

And 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.’”

I 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.”

Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD.

“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’?”

From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger.

Jesus 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 the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes.

“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.

When 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.

‘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.”

Then 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.

Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

This is the first and greatest commandment.

And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’

A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”

For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

Then 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.’

Awake, 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.

Then 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,

…and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord had commanded me.”

Then 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.

And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—this magnificent price at which they valued me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD.

When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.

They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.

About 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?”

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?

As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.”

“A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”

…so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

Jesus 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.

They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’

For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

“As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind.”

However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’

‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,

…and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh.

You 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.’”