Bible Verses About Prophecies Respecting Christ

For mine eyes haue seene thy saluation,

Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people,

A light to be reueiled to the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

And hee came to Nazareth where hee had bene brought vp, and (as his custome was) went into the Synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stoode vp to reade.

And there was deliuered vnto him the booke of the Prophet Esaias: and when hee had opened the booke, hee founde the place, where it was written,

The Spirit of the Lord is vpon mee, because he hath anoynted me, that I should preach the Gospel to the poore: he hath sent mee, that I should heale the broken hearted, that I should preach deliuerance to the captiues, and recouering of sight to the blinde, that I should set at libertie them that are bruised:

And that I should preache the acceptable yeere of the Lord.

And hee closed the booke, and gaue it againe to the minister, and sate downe: and the eyes of all that were in the Synagogue were fastened on him.

Then he began to say vnto them, This day is the Scripture fulfilled in your eares.

But he sayd vnto them, Surely I must also preach the kingdome of God to other cities: for therefore am I sent.

And Iesus saide vnto him, The foxes haue holes, and the birdes of the heauen nestes, but the Sonne of man hath not whereon to lay his head.

Saying, Father, if thou wilt, take away this cuppe from mee: neuerthelesse, not my will, but thine be done.

But being in an agonie, hee prayed more earnestly: and his sweate was like drops of blood, trickling downe to the ground.

And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were enemies one to another.

Then sayd Iesus, Father, forgiue them: for they know not what they doe. And they parted his raiment, and cast lottes.

He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake vnto you, when he was yet in Galile,

Then their eyes were opened, and they knewe him: and he was no more seene of them.

Which said, The Lord is risen in deede, and hath appeared to Simon.

And it came to passe, that as he blessed them, he departed from them, and was caried vp into heauen.

He came vnto his owne, and his owne receiued him not.

For the Iewes Passeouer was at hande. Therefore Iesus went vp to Hierusalem.

And he found in the Temple those that sold oxen, and sheepe, and doues, and changers of money, sitting there.

Then hee made a scourge of small cordes, and draue them all out of the Temple with the sheepe and oxen, and powred out the changers money, and ouerthrewe the tables,

And said vnto them that solde doues, Take these things hence: make not my fathers house, an house of marchandise.

And his disciples remembred, that it was written, The zeale of thine house hath eaten me vp.