All verses are quoted from the NASB anything in [square brackets] is added by me for clarity.

Prophecy

"Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to make an end of sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy place. So you are to know and discern that from the issuing of a decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; it will be built again, with plaza and moat, even in times of distress." Daniel 9:24 & 25

Fulfillment

"He found first his own brother Simon and said to him, `We have found the Messiah' (which translated means Christ)." John 1:41
"The woman said to Him, `I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ); when that One comes, He will declare all things to us.' Jesus said to her, `I who speak to you am He' " John 4:25 & 26

Prophecy

"Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel." Isaiah 7:14
"Therefore He will give them up until the time When she who is in labor has borne a child. Then the remainder of His brethren Will return to the sons of Israel." Micah 5:3

Fulfillment

" `BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH CHILD AND SHALL BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL,' which translated means, `GOD WITH US.' " Matthew 1:23
"Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. And coming in, he said to her, `Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.' But she was very perplexed at this statement, and kept pondering what kind of salutation this was. The angel said to her, `Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David;' " Luke 1:26-32

Prophecy

"But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity." Micah 5:2

Fulfillment

"Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, `Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.' When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born. They said to him, `In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the prophet: "AND YOU, BETHLEHEM, LAND OF JUDAH, ARE BY NO MEANS LEAST AMONG THE LEADERS OF JUDAH; FOR OUT OF YOU SHALL COME FORTH A RULER WHO WILL SHEPHERD MY PEOPLE ISRAEL." ' " Matthew 2:1-6
"Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David," Luke 2:4

Prophecy

"Thus says the LORD, `A voice is heard in Ramah, Lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; She refuses to be comforted for her children, Because they are no more.' " Jeremiah 31:15

Fulfillment

"Then what had been spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: `A VOICE WAS HEARD IN RAMAH, WEEPING AND GREAT MOURNING, RACHEL WEEPING FOR HER CHILDREN; AND SHE REFUSED TO BE COMFORTED, BECAUSE THEY WERE NO MORE.' " Matthew 2:17 & 18

Prophecy

"When Israel was a youth I loved him, And out of Egypt I called My son." Hosea 11:1

Fulfillment

"He remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: `OUT OF EGYPT I CALLED MY SON.' " Matthew 2:15

Prophecy

"For zeal for Your house has consumed me, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me." Psalm 69:9

Fulfillment

"His disciples remembered that it was written, `ZEAL FOR YOUR HOUSE WILL CONSUME ME.' " John 2:17

Prophecy

"Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the end of the earth, Say to the daughter of Zion, `Lo, your salvation comes; Behold His reward is with Him, and His recompense before Him.' " Isaiah 62:11
"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey." Zechariah 9:9

Fulfillment

"When they had approached Jerusalem and had come to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, `Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied there and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to Me. If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, "The Lord has need of them," and immediately he will send them.' This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: `SAY TO THE DAUGHTER OF ZION, "BEHOLD YOUR KING IS COMING TO YOU, GENTLE, AND MOUNTED ON A DONKEY, EVEN ON A COLT, THE FOAL OF A BEAST OF BURDEN." ' The disciples went and did just as Jesus had instructed them, and brought the donkey and the colt, and laid their coats on them; and He sat on the coats. Most of the crowd spread their coats in the road, and others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them in the road. The crowds going ahead of Him, and those who followed, were shouting, `Hosanna to the Son of David; BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD; Hosanna in the highest!' " Matthew 21:1-9

Prophecy

"Even my close friend in whom I trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel against me." Psalm 41:9

Fulfillment

"Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went off to the chief priests in order to betray Him to them. They were glad when they heard this, and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how to betray Him at an opportune time. On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was being sacrificed, His disciples said to Him, `Where do You want us to go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?' And He sent two of His disciples and said to them, `Go into the city, and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him; and wherever he enters, say to the owner of the house, "The Teacher says, `Where is My guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?' " And he himself will show you a large upper room furnished and ready; prepare for us there.' The disciples went out and came to the city, and found it just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover. When it was evening He came with the twelve. As they were reclining at the table and eating, Jesus said, `Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me - one who is eating with Me.' They began to be grieved and to say to Him one by one, `Surely not I?' And He said to them, `It is one of the twelve, one who dips with Me in the bowl. For the Son of Man is to go just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.' " Mark 14:10-21

Prophecy

"I said to them, `If it is good in your sight, give me my wages; but if not, never mind!' So they weighed out thirty shekels of silver as my wages. Then the LORD said to me, `Throw it to the potter, that magnificent price at which I was valued by them.' So I took the thirty shekels of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD." Zechariah 11:12-13

Fulfillment

"and said, "What are you willing to give me [Judas Iscariot] to betray Him [Jesus] to you?" And they weighed out thirty pieces of silver to him." Matthew 26:15

Prophecy

"But I, like a deaf man, do not hear; And I am like a mute man who does not open his mouth." Psalm 38:13
"He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth; Like a lamb that is led to slaughter, And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers, So He did not open His mouth." Isaiah 53:7

Fulfillment

"But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest said to Him, `I adjure You by the living God, that You tell us whether You are the Christ, the Son of God.' " Matthew 26:63
"And while He [Jesus] was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He did not answer. Then Pilate said to Him, `Do You not hear how many things they testify against You?' And He did not answer him with regard to even a single charge, so the governor was quite amazed." Matthew 27:12 & 13

Prophecy

"But there will be no more gloom for her who was in anguish; in earlier times He treated the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali with contempt, but later on He shall make it glorious, by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles. The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them." Isaiah 9:1 & 2

Fulfillment

"and leaving Nazareth, He came and settled in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: `THE LAND OF ZEBULUN AND THE LAND OF NAPHTALI, BY THE WAY OF THE SEA, BEYOND THE JORDAN, GALILEE OF THE GENTILES - THE PEOPLE WHO WERE SITTING IN DARKNESS SAW A GREAT LIGHT, AND THOSE WHO WERE SITTING IN THE LAND AND SHADOW OF DEATH, UPON THEM A LIGHT DAWNED.' " Matthew 4:13-16

Prophecy

"Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted." Isaiah 53:4

Fulfillment

"When evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill. This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: `HE HIMSELF TOOK OUR INFIRMITIES AND CARRIED AWAY OUR DISEASES.' " Matthew 8:16-17

Prophecy

"Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great, And He will divide the booty with the strong; Because He poured out Himself to death, And was numbered with the transgressors; Yet He Himself bore the sin of many, And interceded for the transgressors." Isaiah 53:12

Fulfillment

"At that time two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left." Matthew 27:38
"But the other answered, and rebuking him said, `Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.' And he was saying, `Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!' And He said to him, `Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise.' " Luke 23:40-43

Prophecy

"For dogs have surrounded me; A band of evildoers has encompassed me; They pierced my hands and my feet." Psalm 22:16
"I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn." Zechariah 12:10

Fulfillment

"Then He [Jesus] said to Thomas, `Reach here with your finger, and see My hands; and reach here your hand and put it into My side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing.' " John 20:27

Prophecy

"They also gave me gall for my food And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink." Psalm 69:21

Fulfillment

"they gave Him wine to drink mixed with gall; and after tasting it, He was unwilling to drink." Matthew 27:34
"Immediately one of them ran, and taking a sponge, he filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink." Matthew 27:48
"A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so they put a sponge full of the sour wine upon a branch of hyssop and brought it up to His mouth." John 19:29

Prophecy

"They divide my garments among them, And for my clothing they cast lots." Psalm 22:18

Fulfillment

"And they crucified Him, and divided up His garments among themselves, casting lots for them to decide what each man should take" Mark 15:24
"So they said to one another, `Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be'; this was to fulfill the Scripture: `THEY DIVIDED MY OUTER GARMENTS AMONG THEM, AND FOR MY CLOTHING THEY CAST LOTS.' " John 19:24

Prophecy

"Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold; My chosen one in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the nations. He will not cry out or raise His voice, Nor make His voice heard in the street. A bruised reed He will not break And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice. He will not be disheartened or crushed Until He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law." Isaiah 42:1-4

Fulfillment

"This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: `BEHOLD, MY SERVANT WHOM I HAVE CHOSEN; MY BELOVED IN WHOM MY SOUL is WELL - PLEASED; I WILL PUT MY SPIRIT UPON HIM, AND HE SHALL PROCLAIM JUSTICE TO THE GENTILES. HE WILL NOT QUARREL, NOR CRY OUT; NOR WILL ANYONE HEAR HIS VOICE IN THE STREETS. A BATTERED REED HE WILL NOT BREAK OFF, AND A SMOLDERING WICK HE WILL NOT PUT OUT, UNTIL HE LEADS JUSTICE TO VICTORY. AND IN HIS NAME THE GENTILES WILL HOPE.' " Matthew 12:17-21

Prophecy

"Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will dwell securely." Psalm 16:9
"His grave was assigned with wicked men, Yet He was with a rich man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth." Isaiah 53:9

Fulfillment

"When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus. This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a large stone against the entrance of the tomb and went away." Matthew 27:57-60

Prophecy

"For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol; Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay." Psalm 16:10

Fulfillment

"and said, "Sir, we remember that when He was still alive that deceiver said, `After three days I am to rise again.' " Matthew 27:63
"He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying." Matthew 28:6

Prophecy

"You have ascended on high, You have led captive Your captives; You have received gifts among men, Even among the rebellious also, that the LORD God may dwell there." Psalm 68:18

Fulfillment

"While He [Jesus] was blessing them, He parted from them and was carried up into heaven." Luke 24:51
"And after He [Jesus] had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight." Acts 1:9

Prophecy

"A voice is calling, "Clear the way for the LORD in the wilderness; Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God." Isaiah 40:3

Fulfillment

"Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, `Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.' For this is the one referred to by Isaiah the prophet when he said, `THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, MAKE READY THE WAY OF THE LORD, MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT!' " Matthew 3:1-3

Prophecy

" `Behold, I am going to send My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,' says the LORD of hosts." Malachi 3:1

Fulfillment

"This is the one about whom it is written, `BEHOLD, I SEND MY MESSENGER AHEAD OF YOU, WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY BEFORE YOU.' " Matthew 11:10

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