Messianic prophecy

Messianic prophecy refers to Old Testament passages that the New Testament connects to Jesus. This page lists prophecies on the Messiah's birth, ministry, suffering and reign, and New Testament verses on prophecy fulfilled.

Birth

• Isaiah 7:14
  Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
  Show context · Read Isaiah 7 →
• Micah 5:2
  But thou, Beth–lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
  Show context · Read Micah 5 →
• Isaiah 9:6-7
  ⁶For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. ⁷Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
  Show context · Read Isaiah 9 →
• Matthew 1:22-23
  ²²Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, ²³Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
  Show context · Read Matthew 1 →

Ministry

• Isaiah 61:1-2
  ¹The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; ²To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
  Show context · Read Isaiah 61 →
• Luke 4:17-21
  ¹⁷And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, ¹⁸The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, ¹⁹To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. ²⁰And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. ²¹And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
  Show context · Read Luke 4 →
• Zechariah 9:9
  Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
  Show context · Read Zechariah 9 →
• Matthew 21:4-5
  ⁴All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, ⁵Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
  Show context · Read Matthew 21 →

Suffering and death

• Isaiah 53:3-7
  ³He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. ⁴Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. ⁵But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. ⁶All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. ⁷He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
  Show context · Read Isaiah 53 →
• Psalm 22:1
  My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
  Show context · Read Psalm 22 →
• Psalm 22:16-18
  ¹⁶For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. ¹⁷I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me. ¹⁸They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
  Show context · Read Psalm 22 →
• Zechariah 12:10
  And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
  Show context · Read Zechariah 12 →

Resurrection and reign

• Psalm 16:10
  For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
  Show context · Read Psalm 16 →
• Acts 2:31
  He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
  Show context · Read Acts 2 →
• Psalm 110:1
  The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
  Show context · Read Psalm 110 →
• Daniel 7:13-14
  ¹³I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. ¹⁴And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
  Show context · Read Daniel 7 →

Prophecy fulfilled

• Luke 24:27
  And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
  Show context · Read Luke 24 →
• Luke 24:44
  And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
  Show context · Read Luke 24 →
• John 5:39
  Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
  Show context · Read John 5 →

See also

• Jesus Christ
• Birth of Jesus
• Crucifixion of Jesus
• Scripture

Notes

1. Verses are quoted in the translation chosen in the Translation menu at the top of the page. See Translations for sources and copyright notices.
2. Each reference links to the full chapter so the verse can be read in context.