Fulfilled prophecies about Jesus
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01 - The Messiah is a descendant of Abraham
prophesied in: Genesis 12,3
fulfilled in: Matthew 1,1
02 - The Messiah is a descendant of Isaac
prophesied in: Genesis 22,18 / Genesis 26,1-4
fulfilled in: Matthew 1,2 / Galatians 3,16
03 - The Messiah is a descendant of Jacob
prophesied in: Genesis 28,14 / Numeri 24,17
fulfilled in: Matthew 1,2 / Luke 3,23-34
04 - The Messiah comes from the tribe of Judah
prophesied in: Genesis 49,10 / 1st Chronicles 5,2
fulfilled in: Matthew 1,2-16 / Hebrews 7,14
05 - The Messiah is a descendant of Jesse
prophesied in: Isaiah 11,1
fulfilled in: Matthew 1,5-16
06 - The Messiah is a descendant of King David
prophesied in: 2nd Samuel 7,12-13 / Jeremiah 23,5 /
fulfilled in: Matthew 1,1 / Luke 1,31-33 / Romans 1,3
07 - The Messiah is born in Bethlehem
prophesied in: Micah 5,1
fulfilled in: Matthew 2,1 / Luke 2,3-7
08 - The Messiah will be born of a virgin
prophesied in: Isaiah 7,14
fulfilled in: Matthew 1,20-23
09 - A star will announce the birth of the Messiah
prophesied in: Numeri 24,17
fulfilled in: Matthew 2,2-11
10 - The Messiah will be gifted by wise men from the East
prophesied in: Psalm 72,10
fulfilled in: Matthew 2,1-11
11 - At the birthplace of the Messiah many children will be killed
prophesied in: Jeremiah 31,15
fulfilled in: Matthew 2,17-18
12 - The Messiah will remain in Egypt for a time
prophesied in: Hosea 11,1
fulfilled in: Matthew 2,13-15
13 - The Messiah will be called "Nazarene"
prophesied in: Isaiah 4,2 / Isaiah 11,1 / Jeremiah 23,5 /
Zechariah 3,8 / Zechariah 6,12
fulfilled in: Matthew 2,23
14 - The Messiah will be called "Son of God"
prophesied in: Psalm 2,7 / 2nd Samuel 7,14
fulfilled in: Luke 1,35
15 - The Messiah will be a king
prophesied in: Psalm 2,6
fulfilled in: Matthew 27,37 / John 18,33-37
16 - The Messiah will be without sin
prophesied in: Isaiah 53,9
fulfilled in: Luke 19,4-6 / Luke 23,4 + 14 + 22 + 41 /
17 - The Messiah will come from a humble background
prophesied in: Isaiah 53,2
fulfilled in: Luke 9,58
18 - The coming of the Messiah is announced by a forerunner
prophesied in: Isaiah 40,3-5 / Malachi 3,1
fulfilled in: Matthew 3,1-3 / Luke 1,76-78 / Luke 3,3-6
19 - The Messiah will begin his ministry in Zebulun/Naphtali (Galilee)
prophesied in: Isaiah 8,22 / Isaiah 9,1
fulfilled in: Matthew 4,12-17 / Luke 23,5
20 - The Holy Spirit of God will be on the Messiah
prophesied in: Isaiah 11,2 / Isaiah 42,1 / Isaiah 61,1-2
fulfilled in: Matthew 3,16 / Mark 1,10 / Luke 2,21-22 / Luke 4,18-21
21 - The Messiah will jealous for his God
prophesied in: Psalm 69,9
fulfilled in: John 2,15-17
22 - The Messiah will speak in parables
prophesied in: Psalm 78,2 / Isaiah 6,9-10
fulfilled in: Matthew 13,34-35
23 - The Messiah will do miracles
prophesied in: Isaiah 35,4-6
fulfilled in: Matthew 9,35 / Matthew 11,4-6 /
24 - The Messiah will be a prophet
prophesied in: Deuteronomy 18,15-18
fulfilled in: Matthew 21,11 / Luke 7,16 / John 6,14
25 - The blind will see again through the Messiah
prophesied in: Isaiah 35,5
fulfilled in: Matthew 9,27-30 / Matthew 20,30 /
Matthew 21,14 / Mark 8,22-25 / Mark 10,46-52 /
26 - The mute will speak again through the Messiah
prophesied in: Isaiah 35,5-6
fulfilled in: Matthew 9,32-33 / Matthew 12,22 /
27 - The deaf will hear again through the Messiah
prophesied in: Isaiah 35,5
fulfilled in: Mark 7,32-37
28 - The paralyzed will walk again through the Messiah
prophesied in: Isaiah 35,5-6
fulfilled in: Matthew 4,24 / Matthew 8,5-13 /
Matthew 9,2-7 / Mark 2,3-12 / Luke 5,18-25
29 - The Messiah will heal the sick
prophesied in: Isaiah 53,4
fulfilled in: Matthew 8,16-17
30 - The Messiah will deliver people from demons
prophesied in: Isaiah 61,1
fulfilled in: Matthew 4,24 / Matthew 8,16 / Matthew 15,22-28 / Matthew 8,16 + 28-32 / Mark 1,32-34 / Mark 5,2-13 / Luke 8,2 + 27-33
31 - The Messiah will help those who call for help
prophesied in: Psalm 72,12
fulfilled in: Luke 18,35-43
32 - The Messiah will be compassionate like a shepherd
prophesied in: Isaiah 40,11
fulfilled in: Matthew 9,36
33 - The Messiah will behave inconspicuously
prophesied in: Isaiah 42,2
fulfilled in: Matthew 12,15-19
34 - Despite signs and wonders, the Messiah will not be believed
prophesied in: Isaiah 53,1
fulfilled in: John 12,37-38
35 - The Messiah will become the stumbling block
prophesied in: Psalm 118,22 / Isaiah 8,14
fulfilled in: Matthew 21,42 / Mark 12,10-11 / Luke 20,17 /
36 - The Messiah will enter Jerusalem on a donkey
prophesied in: Zechariah 9,9
fulfilled in: Matthew 21,6-11 / Mark 11,7-11 / Luke 19,35-38
37 - The relatives of the Messiah will turn away from him
prophesied in: Psalm 69,9
fulfilled in: Matthew 12,46-50 / Mark 3,21 / John 7,5
38 - His people will hate the Messiah without a cause
prophesied in: Psalm 69,5 / Psalm 109,3-4
fulfilled in: John 15,21-25
39 - The Jews will reject the Messiah their King
prophesied in: Isaiah 53,3
fulfilled in: John 19,15
40 - One will confer against the Messiah
prophesied in: Psalm 2,2
fulfilled in: Matthew 12,14 / Matthew 26,3-5 /
41 - They will want to set a trap for the Messiah
prophesied in: Psalm 35,7
fulfilled in: Mark 12,13-17 / Luke 6,7 / Luke 11,53-54 / Luke 14,1
42 - The Messiah will be despised
prophesied in: Isaiah 53,2-3
fulfilled in: John 9,24 / Matthew 11,19 / Matthew 12,24
43 - They will plan assassination attempts against the Messiah
prophesied in: Psalm 31,14
fulfilled in: Mark 3,6 / John 11,53
44 - The disciples of the Messiah will leave him and flee
prophesied in: Zechariah 13,7
fulfilled in: Mark 14,27 + 50
45 - The Messiah will be betrayed for 30 pieces of silver
prophesied in: Zechariah 11,12-13
fulfilled in: Matthew 26,14-16 / Matthew 27,3-10
46 - A confidant of the Messiah will betray him
prophesied in: Psalm 41,10 / Psalm 55,13-15
fulfilled in: Matthew 26,47-50 / Mark 14,43-46 /
47 - His betrayer will be in the temple with the Messiah
prophesied in: Psalm 55,13-15
fulfilled in: Luke 19,47-48 / Luke 20,45
48 - His betrayer will eat with the Messiah
prophesied in: Psalm 41,10
fulfilled in: Matthew 26,21-25 / Mark 14,18-21 / John 13,21-26
49 - A field will be bought for the wages of the traitor
prophesied in: Zechariah 11,12-13
fulfilled in: Matthew 27,9-10
50 - False witnesses will testify against the Messiah
prophesied in: Psalm 35,11 + 20-21 / Psalm 27,12 / Psalm 109,2
fulfilled in: Matthew 26,59-61 / Mark 14,56-59
51 - The Messiah will be silent before his accusers
prophesied in: Isaiah 53,7
fulfilled in: Matthew 27,12-14
52 - The Messiah will have to endure suffering and pain
prophesied in: Isaiah 53,3
fulfilled in: Matthew 27,26-35 / Mark 15,15-24 / Luke 23,33 /
53 - They will smack the Messiah in the face and spit on him
prophesied in: Isaiah 50,6
fulfilled in: Matthew 26,67-68
54 - They will hit the Messiah on the head with a rod/reed
prophesied in: Micah 4,14
fulfilled in: Matthew 27,29-30 / Mark 15,19
55 - They will scourge the Messiah
prophesied in: Psalm 129,3 / Isaiah 53,5
fulfilled in: Matthew 27,26 / Mark 15,15
56 - They will mistreat the Messiah
prophesied in: Isaiah 53,7
fulfilled in: Matthew 27,26
57 - They will hang the Messiah on a tree (cross)
prophesied in: Deuteronomy 21,23
fulfilled in: Matthew 27,35 / Mark 15,24 / Luke 23,33 /
58 - The Messiah will die outside the camp of Jerusalem
prophesied in: Leviticus 16,27
fulfilled in: Matthew 27,31-35 / Hebrews 13,11-12
59 - The Messiah will die on a mountain in the land of Moriah
prophesied in: Genesis 22,2-14
fulfilled in: John 19,17-18 / Hebrews 13,12
60 - The hands and feet of the Messiah will be pierced
prophesied in: Psalm 22,17
fulfilled in: John 20,24-28
61 - The Messiah will be equated with criminals
prophesied in: Isaiah 53,12
fulfilled in: Matthew 27,38 / Mark 15,27
62 - The clothes of the Messiah will be raffled and distributed
prophesied in: Psalm 22,19
fulfilled in: Luke 23,34 / John 19,23-24
63 - The Messiah will be mocked and ridiculed
prophesied in: Psalm 22,8 / Psalm 35,15 / Psalm 69,21 /
fulfilled in: Matthew 27,27-31 + 39-44
64 - People will shake their heads at the Messiah
prophesied in: Psalm 22,8 / Psalm 109,25
fulfilled in: Matthew 27,29
65 - The Messiah will be asked to save himself
prophesied in: Psalm 22,8-9
fulfilled in: Matthew 27,39-44 / Mark 15,29-32
66 - The Messiah will be thirsty on the cross
prophesied in: Psalm 22,16
fulfilled in: John 19,28
67 - They will give the Messiah gall to drink on the cross
prophesied in: Psalm 69,21
fulfilled in: Matthew 27,34
68 - They will give the Messiah vinegar to drink
prophesied in: Psalm 69,21
fulfilled in: Matthew 27,48
69 - The Messiah will intercede for his tormentors
prophesied in: Isaiah 53,12
fulfilled in: Luke 23,34
70 - The Messiah is the sacrificial lamb chosen by God
prophesied in: Genesis 22,8
fulfilled in: John 1,29
71 - The Messiah will have to suffer because of man's sins
prophesied in: Isaiah 53,4-6
fulfilled in: 1st Peter 2,24
72 - The Messiah will be made a curse
prophesied in: Deuteronomy 21,23
fulfilled in: Galatians 3,13
73 - The Messiah will appear to be forsaken by God
prophesied in: Psalm 22,2
fulfilled in: Matthew 27,45-46 / Mark 15,33-34
74 - The Messiah will have only a short life on earth
prophesied in: Psalm 102,24-25
fulfilled in: Luke 3,23
75 - The Messiah will die after the 69th week of Daniel
prophesied in: Daniel 9,25-26
fulfilled in: Matthew 27,50 / Mark 15,37 / Luke 23,46 /
76 - The bones/legs of the Messiah are not broken on the cross
prophesied in: Exodus 12,46 / Psalm 34,21
fulfilled in: John 19,31-34
77 - The Messiah will be pierced in the side
prophesied in: Zechariah 12,10
fulfilled in: John 19,34-37
78 - The Messiah will deliver his spirit into God's hands
prophesied in: Psalm 31,5
fulfilled in: Luke 23,46
79 - They will put the Messiah in the tomb of a rich man
prophesied in: Isaiah 53,9
fulfilled in: Matthew 27,57-60
80 - The body of the Messiah will not decay
prophesied in: Psalm 16,10
fulfilled in: Book of Acts 2,30-32
81 - God will raise the Messiah from the dead
prophesied in: Psalm 16,10 / Psalm 30,3
fulfilled in: Matthew 16,6-9 / Matthew 28,6-7 / Luke 24,5-6
82 - The Messiah will ascend to heaven
prophesied in: Psalm 68,19 / Isaiah 52,13
fulfilled in: Mark 16,19 / Luke 24,51 / Book of Acts 1,9-11
83 - The Messiah will sit at the right hand of God
prophesied in: Psalm 110,1
fulfilled in: Mark 16,19 / Hebrews 1,3
84 - The Messiah will conquer and destroy the devil
prophesied in: Genesis 3,15
fulfilled in: Hebrews 2,14
85 - The Messiah will be a priest (after the order of Melchizedek)
prophesied in: Genesis 14,17-20 / Psalm 110,4
fulfilled in: Hebrews 5,5-6 / Hebrews 6,20