Quotations and Allusions

Nave's Topical Bible

Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.

• Matthew 1:23 NT

  “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall give birth to a son. They shall call his name Immanuel;” which is, being interpreted, “God with us.”

• Isaiah 7:14 OT

  Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

• Matthew 2:6 NT

  ‘You Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the princes of Judah: for out of you shall come a governor, who shall shepherd my people, Israel.’ ”

• Micah 5:2 OT

  But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come out to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings out are from of old, from ancient times.

• Matthew 2:15 NT

  and was there until the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”

• Hosea 11:1 OT

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

• Matthew 2:18 NT

  “A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; she wouldn’t be comforted, because they are no more.”

• Jeremiah 31:15 OT

  Yahweh says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children. She refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more.”

• Matthew 3:3 NT

  For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make the way of the Lord ready! Make his paths straight!”

• Isaiah 40:3 OT

  The voice of one who calls out, “Prepare the way of Yahweh in the wilderness! Make a level highway in the desert for our God.

• Matthew 4:4 NT

  But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of God’s mouth.’ ”

• Deuteronomy 8:3 OT

  He humbled you, allowed you to be hungry, and fed you with manna, which you didn’t know, neither did your fathers know, that he might teach you that man does not live by bread only, but man lives by every word that proceeds out of Yahweh’s…

• Matthew 4:6 NT

  and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and, ‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that you don’t dash your foot against a stone.’ ”

• Psalms 91:11 OT

  For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.

• Psalms 91:12 OT

  They will bear you up in their hands, so that you won’t dash your foot against a stone.

• Matthew 4:7 NT

  Jesus said to him, “Again, it is written, ‘You shall not test the Lord, your God.’ ”

• Deuteronomy 6:16 OT

  You shall not tempt Yahweh your God, as you tempted him in Massah.

• Matthew 4:10 NT

  Then Jesus said to him, “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’ ”

• Deuteronomy 6:13 OT

  You shall fear Yahweh your God; and you shall serve him, and shall swear by his name.

• Matthew 4:15 NT

  “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,

• Matthew 4:16 NT

  the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, to them light has dawned.”

• Isaiah 9:1 OT

  But there shall be no more gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time, he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the latter time he has made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the…

• Isaiah 9:2 OT

  The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. The light has shined on those who lived in the land of the shadow of death.

• Matthew 5:21 NT

  “You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not murder;’ and ‘Whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.’