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Christ in All Scripture
"Beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself" (Luke 24:27). Every node below is a book of the Bible; every thread is a place where the New Testament takes the Old Testament and applies it directly to Jesus — a solid thread for a direct quotation, a dashed one for an allusion or type.
Bigger book = referenced more often Thicker thread = more references between those two books Solid = direct quotation Dashed = allusion or type
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The full written survey
Every quotation in the graph above, grouped by New Testament book. Each entry reads NT reference ← OT reference, followed by how the passage is applied to Jesus.
Matthew 28
- ← Incarnation & Birth
[23] “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).
[14] Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
- ← Incarnation & Birth
[6] “‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’”
[2] But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.
- ← Incarnation & Birth
[15] and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”
[1] When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.
- ← Forerunner & Preparation
[3] For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.’”
[3] A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
- ← Ministry
[15] “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— [16] the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.”
[1] But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. [2] The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.
- ← Ministry
[17] This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: “He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.”
[4] Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.
- ← Forerunner & Preparation
[10] This is he of whom it is written, “‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’
[1] “Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the LORD of hosts.
- ← Ministry
[18] “Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles. [19] He will not quarrel or cry aloud, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets; [20] a bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not quench, until he brings justice to victory; [21] and in his name the Gentiles will hope.”
[1] Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations. [2] He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street; [3] a bruised reed he will not break, and a faintly burning wick he will not quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice. [4] He will not grow faint or be discouraged till he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his law.
- ← Teaching
[35] This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.”
[2] I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old,
- ← Kingship & Triumphal Entry
[5] “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’”
[9] Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
- ← Kingship & Triumphal Entry
[9] And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
[26] Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD! We bless you from the house of the LORD.
- ← Rejection & Betrayal
[42] Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: “‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
[22] The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. [23] This is the LORD’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.
- ← Exaltation & Reign
[44] “‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet”’?
A Psalm of David. [1] The LORD says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.”
- ← Rejection & Betrayal
[31] Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of me this night. For it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
[7] “Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against the man who stands next to me,” declares the LORD of hosts. “Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; I will turn my hand against the little ones.
- ← Rejection & Betrayal
[9] Then was fulfilled what had been spoken by the prophet Jeremiah, saying, “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him on whom a price had been set by some of the sons of Israel, [10] and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord directed me.”
[12] Then I said to them, “If it seems good to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” And they weighed out as my wages thirty pieces of silver. [13] Then the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—the lordly price at which I was priced by them. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the LORD, to the potter.
Matthew credits "Jeremiah"; the wording is chiefly Zechariah 11 with Jeremiah echoes (Jer. 19; 32).
- ← Crucifixion
[46] And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
To the choirmaster: according to The Doe of the Dawn. A Psalm of David. [1] My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?
- ← Incarnation & Birth
[23] And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene.
[1] There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.
A summary of prophetic expectation, likely playing on netzer ("branch," Isa. 11:1).
- ← Ministry
[13] Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” [7] And if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless.
[6] For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
- ← Resurrection
[40] For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
[17] And the LORD appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
- ← Rejection & Betrayal
[14] Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: “‘“You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive.” [15] For this people’s heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.’
[9] And he said, “Go, and say to this people: “‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand; keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’ [10] Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
- ← Kingship & Triumphal Entry
[16] and they said to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” And Jesus said to them, “Yes; have you never read, “‘Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies you have prepared praise’?”
[2] Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger.
- ← Exaltation & Reign
[30] Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
[13] “I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.
- ← Exaltation & Reign
[64] Jesus said to him, “You have said so. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
[13] “I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.
Combined with Psalm 110:1 ("seated at the right hand").
- ← allusion Incarnation & Birth
[18] “A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be comforted, because they are no more.”
[15] Thus says the LORD: “A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more.”
- ← allusion Deity & Eternal Sonship
[17] and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
[1] Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations.
- ← allusion Ministry
[5] the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
[5] Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped; [6] then shall the lame man leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute sing for joy. For waters break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert;
- ← allusion Deity & Eternal Sonship
[5] He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.”
[7] I will tell of the decree: The LORD said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you.
- ← allusion Crucifixion
[43] He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
[8] “He trusts in the LORD; let him deliver him; let him rescue him, for he delights in him!”
Mark 10
- ← Forerunner & Preparation
[2] As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way, [3] the voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,’”
[1] “Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the LORD of hosts.
- ← Forerunner & Preparation
[2] As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way, [3] the voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,’”
[3] A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
- ← Rejection & Betrayal
[10] Have you not read this Scripture: “‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; [11] this was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
[22] The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. [23] This is the LORD’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.
- ← Exaltation & Reign
[36] David himself, in the Holy Spirit, declared, “‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet.”’
A Psalm of David. [1] The LORD says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.”
- ← Rejection & Betrayal
[27] And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’
[7] “Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against the man who stands next to me,” declares the LORD of hosts. “Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; I will turn my hand against the little ones.
- ← Crucifixion
[34] And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
To the choirmaster: according to The Doe of the Dawn. A Psalm of David. [1] My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?
- ← Kingship & Triumphal Entry
[9] And those who went before and those who followed were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
[26] Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD! We bless you from the house of the LORD.
- ← Exaltation & Reign
[26] And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.
[13] “I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.
- ← Exaltation & Reign
[62] And Jesus said, “I am, and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
[13] “I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.
Combined with Psalm 110:1 ("seated at the right hand of Power").
- ← allusion Deity & Eternal Sonship
[11] And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”
[7] I will tell of the decree: The LORD said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you.
Luke 12
- ← Forerunner & Preparation
[4] As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. [5] Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straight, and the rough places shall become level ways, [6] and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’”
[3] A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. [4] Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. [5] And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”
- ← Ministry
[18] “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, [19] to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
[1] The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; [2] to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;
- ← Rejection & Betrayal
[17] But he looked directly at them and said, “What then is this that is written: “‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?
[22] The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
- ← Exaltation & Reign
[42] For David himself says in the Book of Psalms, “‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, [43] until I make your enemies your footstool.”’
A Psalm of David. [1] The LORD says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.”
- ← Crucifixion
[37] For I tell you that this Scripture must be fulfilled in me: ‘And he was numbered with the transgressors.’ For what is written about me has its fulfillment.”
[12] Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors.
- ← Crucifixion
[46] Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And having said this he breathed his last.
[5] Into your hand I commit my spirit; you have redeemed me, O LORD, faithful God.
- ← Forerunner & Preparation
[27] This is he of whom it is written, “‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’
[1] “Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the LORD of hosts.
- ← Kingship & Triumphal Entry
[38] saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
[26] Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD! We bless you from the house of the LORD.
- ← Exaltation & Reign
[27] And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
[13] “I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.
- ← Exaltation & Reign
[69] But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”
A Psalm of David. [1] The LORD says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.”
- ← allusion Kingship & Triumphal Entry
[32] He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, [33] and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
[12] When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. [13] He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
- ← allusion Crucifixion
[34] And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments.
[12] Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors.
John 18
- ← Forerunner & Preparation
[23] He said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”
[3] A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
- ← Ministry
[17] His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.”
[9] For zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.
- ← Kingship & Triumphal Entry
[13] So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!”
[25] Save us, we pray, O LORD! O LORD, we pray, give us success! [26] Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD! We bless you from the house of the LORD.
- ← Kingship & Triumphal Entry
[15] “Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt!”
[9] Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
- ← Rejection & Betrayal
[38] so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “Lord, who has believed what he heard from us, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
[1] Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
- ← Rejection & Betrayal
[40] “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, lest they see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I would heal them.”
[10] Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
- ← Rejection & Betrayal
[18] I am not speaking of all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But the Scripture will be fulfilled, ‘He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.’
[9] Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.
- ← Rejection & Betrayal
[25] But the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: ‘They hated me without a cause.’
[4] More in number than the hairs of my head are those who hate me without cause; mighty are those who would destroy me, those who attack me with lies. What I did not steal must I now restore?
- ← Crucifixion
[24] so they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.” This was to fulfill the Scripture which says, “They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.” So the soldiers did these things,
[18] they divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.
- ← Crucifixion
[28] After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.” [29] A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth.
[21] They gave me poison for food, and for my thirst they gave me sour wine to drink.
- ← Crucifixion
[36] For these things took place that the Scripture might be fulfilled: “Not one of his bones will be broken.”
[46] It shall be eaten in one house; you shall not take any of the flesh outside the house, and you shall not break any of its bones.
Fulfills the Passover-lamb law (Exod. 12:46; Num. 9:12) and echoes Psalm 34:20.
- ← Crucifixion
[37] And again another Scripture says, “They will look on him whom they have pierced.”
[10] “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy, so that, when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.
- ← Ministry
[31] Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
[24] and he rained down on them manna to eat and gave them the grain of heaven.
- ← Deity & Eternal Sonship
[34] Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods’?
[6] I said, “You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you;
- ← allusion Crucifixion
[29] The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
[7] He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth.
- ← allusion Deity & Eternal Sonship
[51] And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
[12] And he dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it!
- ← allusion Crucifixion
[14] And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
[9] So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live.
- ← allusion Deity & Eternal Sonship
[41] Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory and spoke of him.
[1] In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple.
Acts 11
- ← Resurrection
[25] For David says concerning him, “‘I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken; [26] therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; my flesh also will dwell in hope. [27] For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One see corruption. [28] You have made known to me the paths of life; you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’
[8] I have set the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. [9] Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure. [10] For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption. [11] You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
- ← Exaltation & Reign
[34] For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, “‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, [35] until I make your enemies your footstool.”’
A Psalm of David. [1] The LORD says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.”
- ← Ministry
[22] Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers. You shall listen to him in whatever he tells you. [23] And it shall be that every soul who does not listen to that prophet shall be destroyed from the people.’
[15] “The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen— [18] I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. And I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him. [19] And whoever will not listen to my words that he shall speak in my name, I myself will require it of him.
- ← Rejection & Betrayal
[11] This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.
[22] The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
- ← Rejection & Betrayal
[25] who through the mouth of our father David, your servant, said by the Holy Spirit, “‘Why did the Gentiles rage, and the peoples plot in vain? [26] The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers were gathered together, against the Lord and against his Anointed’—
[1] Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? [2] The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying,
- ← Crucifixion
[32] Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this: “Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he opens not his mouth. [33] In his humiliation justice was denied him. Who can describe his generation? For his life is taken away from the earth.”
[7] He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth. [8] By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people?
- ← Resurrection
[33] this he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second Psalm, “‘You are my Son, today I have begotten you.’
[7] I will tell of the decree: The LORD said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you.
- ← Resurrection
[35] Therefore he says also in another psalm, “‘You will not let your Holy One see corruption.’
[10] For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.
- ← Resurrection
[30] Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne,
[11] The LORD swore to David a sure oath from which he will not turn back: “One of the sons of your body I will set on your throne.
- ← Resurrection
[34] And as for the fact that he raised him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he has spoken in this way, “‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.’
[3] Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.
- ← allusion Kingship & Triumphal Entry
[25] You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’
[18] and in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice.”
Romans 6
- ← Crucifixion
[3] For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.”
[9] For zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.
- ← Kingship & Triumphal Entry
[12] And again Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse will come, even he who arises to rule the Gentiles; in him will the Gentiles hope.”
[10] In that day the root of Jesse, who shall stand as a signal for the peoples—of him shall the nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious.
- ← Rejection & Betrayal
[33] as it is written, “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”
[14] And he will become a sanctuary and a stone of offense and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel, a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
Blends Isaiah 8:14 with Isaiah 28:16.
- ← Exaltation & Reign
[11] For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.”
[16] therefore thus says the Lord GOD, “Behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion, a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: ‘Whoever believes will not be in haste.’
- ← Deity & Eternal Sonship
[13] For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
[32] And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the LORD has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the LORD calls.
- ← Exaltation & Reign
[26] And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written, “The Deliverer will come from Zion, he will banish ungodliness from Jacob”; [27] “and this will be my covenant with them when I take away their sins.”
[20] “And a Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression,” declares the LORD. [21] “And as for me, this is my covenant with them,” says the LORD: “My Spirit that is upon you, and my words that I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, or out of the mouth of your offspring, or out of the mouth of your children’s offspring,” says the LORD, “from this time forth and forevermore.”
1 Corinthians 4
- ← Exaltation & Reign
[25] For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
A Psalm of David. [1] The LORD says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.”
- ← Exaltation & Reign
[27] For “God has put all things in subjection under his feet.” But when it says, “all things are put in subjection,” it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him.
[6] You have given him dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet,
- ← allusion Crucifixion
[7] Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
[21] Then Moses called all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go and select lambs for yourselves according to your clans, and kill the Passover lamb.
- ← allusion Resurrection
[45] Thus it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
[7] then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
Galatians 1
- ← Crucifixion
[13] Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”—
[23] his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall bury him the same day, for a hanged man is cursed by God. You shall not defile your land that the LORD your God is giving you for an inheritance.
Ephesians 1
- ← Exaltation & Reign
[8] Therefore it says, “When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men.”
[18] You ascended on high, leading a host of captives in your train and receiving gifts among men, even among the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
Philippians 1
- ← Exaltation & Reign
[10] so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, [11] and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
[23] By myself I have sworn; from my mouth has gone out in righteousness a word that shall not return: ‘To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear allegiance.’
Hebrews 13
- ← Deity & Eternal Sonship
[5] For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my Son, today I have begotten you”? Or again, “I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son”?
[7] I will tell of the decree: The LORD said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you.
- ← Deity & Eternal Sonship
[5] For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my Son, today I have begotten you”? Or again, “I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son”?
[14] I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. When he commits iniquity, I will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men,
- ← Deity & Eternal Sonship
[6] And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all God’s angels worship him.”
[43] “Rejoice with him, O heavens; bow down to him, all gods, for he avenges the blood of his children and takes vengeance on his adversaries. He repays those who hate him and cleanses his people’s land.”
- ← Deity & Eternal Sonship
[8] But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom. [9] You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.”
[6] Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness; [7] you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions;
- ← Deity & Eternal Sonship
[10] And, “You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of your hands; [11] they will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment, [12] like a robe you will roll them up, like a garment they will be changed. But you are the same, and your years will have no end.”
[25] Of old you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. [26] They will perish, but you will remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away, [27] but you are the same, and your years have no end.
- ← Exaltation & Reign
[13] And to which of the angels has he ever said, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”?
A Psalm of David. [1] The LORD says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.”
- ← Exaltation & Reign
[6] It has been testified somewhere, “What is man, that you are mindful of him, or the son of man, that you care for him? [7] You made him for a little while lower than the angels; you have crowned him with glory and honor, [8] putting everything in subjection under his feet.” Now in putting everything in subjection to him, he left nothing outside his control. At present, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him.
[4] what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him? [5] Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. [6] You have given him dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet,
- ← Priesthood
[12] saying, “I will tell of your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise.”
[22] I will tell of your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will praise you:
- ← Priesthood
[13] And again, “I will put my trust in him.” And again, “Behold, I and the children God has given me.”
[17] I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in him. [18] Behold, I and the children whom the LORD has given me are signs and portents in Israel from the LORD of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.
- ← Priesthood
[5] So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, “You are my Son, today I have begotten you”;
[7] I will tell of the decree: The LORD said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you.
- ← Priesthood
[6] as he says also in another place, “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.” [17] For it is witnessed of him, “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.” [21] but this one was made a priest with an oath by the one who said to him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever.’”
[4] The LORD has sworn and will not change his mind, “You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.”
- ← Crucifixion
[5] Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, “Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body have you prepared for me; [6] in burnt offerings and sin offerings you have taken no pleasure. [7] Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come to do your will, O God, as it is written of me in the scroll of the book.’”
[6] In sacrifice and offering you have not delighted, but you have given me an open ear. Burnt offering and sin offering you have not required. [7] Then I said, “Behold, I have come; in the scroll of the book it is written of me: [8] I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart.”
- ← Priesthood
[8] For he finds fault with them when he says: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, [9] not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt. For they did not continue in my covenant, and so I showed no concern for them, declares the Lord. [10] For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. [11] And they shall not teach, each one his neighbor and each one his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest. [12] For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more.”
[31] “Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, [32] not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, declares the LORD. [33] For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. [34] And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”
1 Peter 6
- ← Rejection & Betrayal
[6] For it stands in Scripture: “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”
[16] therefore thus says the Lord GOD, “Behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion, a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: ‘Whoever believes will not be in haste.’
- ← Rejection & Betrayal
[7] So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
[22] The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
- ← Rejection & Betrayal
[8] and “A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.
[14] And he will become a sanctuary and a stone of offense and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel, a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
- ← Crucifixion
[22] He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth.
[9] And they made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth.
- ← Crucifixion
[24] He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. [25] For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
[4] Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. [5] But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. [6] All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
- ← allusion Crucifixion
[19] but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.
[5] Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male a year old. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats,
Revelation 8
- ← Exaltation & Reign
[7] Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.
[13] “I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.
- ← Exaltation & Reign
[7] Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.
[10] “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy, so that, when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.
- ← Kingship & Triumphal Entry
[5] And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”
[9] Judah is a lion’s cub; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down; he crouched as a lion and as a lioness; who dares rouse him? [10] The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him; and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
- ← Kingship & Triumphal Entry
[5] She gave birth to a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne,
[9] You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”
- ← allusion Deity & Eternal Sonship
[13] and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash around his chest. [14] The hairs of his head were white, like white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire, [15] his feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters. [16] In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength.
[13] “I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. [5] I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, a man clothed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist. [6] His body was like beryl, his face like the appearance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a multitude.
- ← allusion Crucifixion
[6] And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
[7] He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth.
- ← allusion Kingship & Triumphal Entry
[15] From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
[4] but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
- ← allusion Kingship & Triumphal Entry
[16] “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”
[17] I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near: a star shall come out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel; it shall crush the forehead of Moab and break down all the sons of Sheth.
Scripture references follow the ESV. A representative survey of explicit citations, not an exhaustive concordance of every Old Testament allusion.