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12 Christ's references to Scripture concerning Himself



               
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
                Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor:
                He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives,
                And recovering of sight to the blind,
                To set at liberty them that are bruised,                                                                                                                           l0418-21
                To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.                                                                                             Isaiah 6101-2 & 5806
To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears.                                                                                                         Psalm 146 07-08

                Have ye not read even this scripture;
                The stone which the builders rejected,
                The same is made the head of the corner:
                This is from the Lord,                                                                                                                                                     k1210-1
                 And it is marvellous in our eyes?                                                                                                                        Psalm 118 22-3

Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil.                                                           m0517

If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.                                                                                                                                                                                     j0737-8

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Isaiah5501

                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me; ....        j0539
                                                                                                                                                                                      Deuteronomy 1815

For if ye believed Moses, ye would believe me; for he wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words? 

                                                                                                                                                                                                        j0546-7

These are my words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, how that all things must needs be fulfilled, which are written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me.
[Then opened he their mind, that they might understand the scriptures;]
Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day; ....                                                         l2444-6
                                                                                                                                                                                              Isaiah 5303-5


.... how is it written of the Son of man, that he should suffer many things and be set at nought?                                                      k0912

                                                                                                                                                                                              Psalm 2206-7
                                                                                                                                                                                              Isaiah 5303-5

                                                                                                                                                                                                Daniel 0926

                                                                                                                                                                                          Zechariah 0307


But this cometh to pass that the word may be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.                            j1525
                                                                                                                                                                                                Psalm 35 19

                                                                                                                                                                                                Psalm 69 04

For I say unto you, that this which is written must be fulfilled in me, And he was reckoned with transgressors: for that which concerneth me hath fulfilment.                                                                                                                                                                              l2237
                                                                                                                                                                                                 Isaiah 5312

 

The Son of man goeth, even as it is written of him: ....                                                                                               m2624/k1421/l2222
                                                                                                                                                                                                Psalm 22 01
                                                                                                                                                                                                Daniel 0926

.... I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth my bread lifted up his heel against me. From henceforth I tell you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.                                        j1318-9
                                                                                                                                                                                                 Psalm 4109
 

[At the time of his arrest:] But all this is come to pass, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.                                      m2656
                                                                                                                                                                                     Lamentations 0420

O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! Behoved it not the Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into his glory?                                                                                                                                                                          l2425-6
                                                                                                                                                                                             Isaiah 5303-55

But the Comforter, even the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said unto you.                                                                                                                                                  j1426

                                                                                                
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