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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 1:23

“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”).

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Isaiah 7:14

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 2:6

‘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.’”

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Micah 5:2

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.

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 2:15

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.”

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Hosea 11:1

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 2:18

“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.”

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Jeremiah 31:15

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.”

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 3:3

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.’”

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Isaiah 40:3

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 4:4

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Deuteronomy 8:3

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.

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 4:6

“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.’”

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Psalm 91:11, 12

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.

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 4:7

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Deuteronomy 6:16

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 4:10

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Deuteronomy 6:13

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Deuteronomy 10:20

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 4:15, 16

“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.”

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Isaiah 9:1, 2

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.

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Isaiah 42:7

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 5:21

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Exodus 20:13

You shall not murder.

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Deuteronomy 5:17

You shall not murder.

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 5:27

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Exodus 20:14

You shall not commit adultery.

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Deuteronomy 5:18

You shall not commit adultery.

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 5:31

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Deuteronomy 24:1

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.

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 5:33

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Exodus 20:7

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.

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Leviticus 19:12

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Deuteronomy 5:11

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.

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 5:38

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Exodus 21:24

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 7:23

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Psalm 6:8

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 8:17

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Isaiah 53:4

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 9:13

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Hosea 6:6

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 11:10

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.’

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Malachi 3:1

“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.

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 12:7

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Hosea 6:6

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 12:17–21

This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: / “Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations. / He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear His voice in the streets.

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Isaiah 42:1–4

“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. / He will not cry out or raise His voice, nor make His voice heard in the streets. / A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 13:14, 15

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.’

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Isaiah 6:9, 10

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.”

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 13:35

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.”

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Psalm 78:2

I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 15:4

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Exodus 20:12

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Exodus 21:17

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 15:7–9

You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you: / ‘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.’”

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Isaiah 29:13

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.

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 19:4

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Genesis 1:27

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Genesis 2:24

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 19:18, 19

“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.’”

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Exodus 20:12–16

Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. / You shall not murder. / You shall not commit adultery.

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 21:5

“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.’”

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Zechariah 9:9

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.

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 21:9

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!”

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Psalm 118:26

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 21:13

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.’”

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Isaiah 56:7

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.”

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Jeremiah 7:11

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 21:16

“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’?”

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Psalm 8:2

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 21:42

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’?

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Psalm 118:22, 23

The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. / This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes.

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 22:24

“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.

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Deuteronomy 25:5

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.

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 22:32

‘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.”

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Exodus 3:6

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.

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 22:37

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Deuteronomy 6:5

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 22:38, 39

This is the first and greatest commandment. / And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Leviticus 19:18

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 22:39

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Exodus 20:12–16

Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. / You shall not murder. / You shall not commit adultery.

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 22:44

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Psalm 110:1

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.”

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 23:39

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.’”

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Psalm 118:26

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 26:31

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.’

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Zechariah 13:7

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.

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 27:9, 10

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.”

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Zechariah 11:12, 13

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.

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 27:35

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Psalm 22:18

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Matthew 27:46

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?”

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Psalm 22:1

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?

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Mark 1:2

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Malachi 3:1

“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.

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Mark 1:3

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Isaiah 40:3

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

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Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Mark 4:12

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

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