Bible Verses About Prophecies Respecting Christ

And they said to him, `In Beth-Lehem of Judea, for thus it hath been written through the prophet,

And thou, Beth-Lehem, the land of Judah, thou art by no means the least among the leaders of Judah, for out of thee shall come one leading, who shall feed My people Israel.'

Then Herod, privately having called the mages, did inquire exactly from them the time of the appearing star,

and having sent them to Beth-Lehem, he said, `Having gone--inquire ye exactly for the child, and whenever ye may have found, bring me back word, that I also having come may bow to him.'

And they, having heard the king, departed, and lo, the star, that they did see in the east, did go before them, till, having come, it stood over where the child was.

And having seen the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy,

and having come to the house, they found the child with Mary his mother, and having fallen down they bowed to him, and having opened their treasures, they presented to him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh,

and he was there till the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, `Out of Egypt I did call My Son.'

Then Herod, having seen that he was deceived by the mages, was very wroth, and having sent forth, he slew all the male children in Beth-Lehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time that he inquired exactly from the mages.

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

`A voice in Ramah was heard--lamentation and weeping and much mourning--Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be comforted because they are not.'

And in those days cometh John the Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,

for this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, `A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths.'

And having been baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water, and lo, opened to him were the heavens, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him,

And Jesus having heard that John was delivered up, did withdraw to Galilee,

and having left Nazareth, having come, he dwelt at Capernaum that is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtalim,

that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

`Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations! --

the people that is sitting in darkness saw a great light, and to those sitting in a region and shadow of death--light arose to them.'

And Jesus was going about all Galilee teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the reign, and healing every disease, and every malady among the people,

And Jesus answering said to them, `Having gone, declare to John the things that ye hear and see,

blind receive sight, and lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear, dead are raised, and poor have good news proclaimed,

and happy is he who may not be stumbled in me.'

and Jesus having known, withdrew thence, and there followed him great multitudes, and he healed them all,

and did charge them that they might not make him manifest,