Bible Cross References
But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
Matthew 26:24
The Son of Man will die as the Scriptures say he will, but how terrible for that man who will betray the Son of Man! It would have been better for that man if he had never been born!"
Psalm 22:1-31
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My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? I have cried desperately for help, but still it does not come.
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During the day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer; I call at night, but get no rest.
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But you are enthroned as the Holy One, the one whom Israel praises.
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Our ancestors put their trust in you; they trusted you, and you saved them.
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They called to you and escaped from danger; they trusted you and were not disappointed.
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But I am no longer a human being; I am a worm, despised and scorned by everyone!
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All who see me make fun of me; they stick out their tongues and shake their heads.
8
"You relied on the LORD," they say. "Why doesn't he save you? If the LORD likes you, why doesn't he help you?"
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It was you who brought me safely through birth, and when I was a baby, you kept me safe.
10
I have relied on you since the day I was born, and you have always been my God.
11
Do not stay away from me! Trouble is near, and there is no one to help.
12
Many enemies surround me like bulls; they are all around me, like fierce bulls from the land of Bashan.
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They open their mouths like lions, roaring and tearing at me.
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My strength is gone, gone like water spilled on the ground. All my bones are out of joint; my heart is like melted wax.
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My throat is as dry as dust, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have left me for dead in the dust.
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An evil gang is around me; like a pack of dogs they close in on me; they tear at my hands and feet.
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All my bones can be seen. My enemies look at me and stare.
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They gamble for my clothes and divide them among themselves.
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O LORD, don't stay away from me! Come quickly to my rescue!
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Save me from the sword; save my life from these dogs.
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Rescue me from these lions; I am helpless before these wild bulls.
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I will tell my people what you have done; I will praise you in their assembly:
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"Praise him, you servants of the LORD! Honor him, you descendants of Jacob! Worship him, you people of Israel!
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He does not neglect the poor or ignore their suffering; he does not turn away from them, but answers when they call for help."
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In the full assembly I will praise you for what you have done; in the presence of those who worship you I will offer the sacrifices I promised.
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The poor will eat as much as they want; those who come to the LORD will praise him. May they prosper forever!
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All nations will remember the LORD. From every part of the world they will turn to him; all races will worship him.
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The LORD is king, and he rules the nations.
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All proud people will bow down to him; all mortals will bow down before him.
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Future generations will serve him; they will speak of the Lord to the coming generation.
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People not yet born will be told: "The Lord saved his people."
Psalm 69:1-36
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Save me, O God! The water is up to my neck;
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I am sinking in deep mud, and there is no solid ground; I am out in deep water, and the waves are about to drown me.
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I am worn out from calling for help, and my throat is aching. I have strained my eyes, looking for your help.
4
Those who hate me for no reason are more numerous than the hairs of my head. My enemies tell lies against me; they are strong and want to kill me. They made me give back things I did not steal.
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My sins, O God, are not hidden from you; you know how foolish I have been.
6
Don't let me bring shame on those who trust in you, Sovereign LORD Almighty! Don't let me bring disgrace to those who worship you, O God of Israel!
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It is for your sake that I have been insulted and that I am covered with shame.
8
I am like a stranger to my relatives, like a foreigner to my family.
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My devotion to your Temple burns in me like a fire; the insults which are hurled at you fall on me.
10
I humble myself by fasting, and people insult me;
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I dress myself in clothes of mourning, and they laugh at me.
12
They talk about me in the streets, and drunkards make up songs about me.
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But as for me, I will pray to you, LORD; answer me, God, at a time you choose. Answer me because of your great love, because you keep your promise to save.
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Save me from sinking in the mud; keep me safe from my enemies, safe from the deep water.
15
Don't let the flood come over me; don't let me drown in the depths or sink into the grave.
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Answer me, LORD, in the goodness of your constant love; in your great compassion turn to me!
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Don't hide yourself from your servant; I am in great trouble---answer me now!
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Come to me and save me; rescue me from my enemies.
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You know how I am insulted, how I am disgraced and dishonored; you see all my enemies.
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Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I had hoped for sympathy, but there was none; for comfort, but I found none.
21
When I was hungry, they gave me poison; when I was thirsty, they offered me vinegar.
22
May their banquets cause their ruin; may their sacred feasts cause their downfall.
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Strike them with blindness! Make their backs always weak!
24
Pour out your anger on them; let your indignation overtake them.
25
May their camps be left deserted; may no one be left alive in their tents.
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They persecute those whom you have punished; they talk about the sufferings of those you have wounded.
27
Keep a record of all their sins; don't let them have any part in your salvation.
28
May their names be erased from the book of the living; may they not be included in the list of your people.
29
But I am in pain and despair; lift me up, O God, and save me!
30
I will praise God with a song; I will proclaim his greatness by giving him thanks.
31
This will please the LORD more than offering him cattle, more than sacrificing a full-grown bull.
32
When the oppressed see this, they will be glad; those who worship God will be encouraged.
33
The LORD listens to those in need and does not forget his people in prison.
34
Praise God, O heaven and earth, seas and all creatures in them.
35
He will save Jerusalem and rebuild the towns of Judah. His people will live there and possess the land;
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the descendants of his servants will inherit it, and those who love him will live there.
Isaiah 53:1-12
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The people reply, "Who would have believed what we now report? Who could have seen the LORD's hand in this?
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It was the will of the LORD that his servant grow like a plant taking root in dry ground. He had no dignity or beauty to make us take notice of him. There was nothing attractive about him, nothing that would draw us to him.
3
We despised him and rejected him; he endured suffering and pain. No one would even look at him--- we ignored him as if he were nothing.
4
"But he endured the suffering that should have been ours, the pain that we should have borne. All the while we thought that his suffering was punishment sent by God.
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But because of our sins he was wounded, beaten because of the evil we did. We are healed by the punishment he suffered, made whole by the blows he received.
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All of us were like sheep that were lost, each of us going his own way. But the LORD made the punishment fall on him, the punishment all of us deserved.
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"He was treated harshly, but endured it humbly; he never said a word. Like a lamb about to be slaughtered, like a sheep about to be sheared, he never said a word.
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He was arrested and sentenced and led off to die, and no one cared about his fate. He was put to death for the sins of our people.
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He was placed in a grave with those who are evil, he was buried with the rich, even though he had never committed a crime or ever told a lie."
10
The LORD says, "It was my will that he should suffer; his death was a sacrifice to bring forgiveness. And so he will see his descendants; he will live a long life, and through him my purpose will succeed.
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After a life of suffering, he will again have joy; he will know that he did not suffer in vain. My devoted servant, with whom I am pleased, will bear the punishment of many and for his sake I will forgive them.
12
And so I will give him a place of honor, a place among the great and powerful. He willingly gave his life and shared the fate of evil men. He took the place of many sinners and prayed that they might be forgiven."
Daniel 9:24-26
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"Seven times seventy years is the length of time God has set for freeing your people and your holy city from sin and evil. Sin will be forgiven and eternal justice established, so that the vision and the prophecy will come true, and the holy Temple will be rededicated.
25
Note this and understand it: From the time the command is given to rebuild Jerusalem until God's chosen leader comes, seven times seven years will pass. Jerusalem will be rebuilt with streets and strong defenses, and will stand for seven times sixty-two years, but this will be a time of troubles.
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And at the end of that time God's chosen leader will be killed unjustly. The city and the Temple will be destroyed by the invading army of a powerful ruler. The end will come like a flood, bringing the war and destruction which God has prepared.
Zechariah 13:7
The LORD Almighty says, "Wake up, sword, and attack the shepherd who works for me! Kill him, and the sheep will be scattered. I will attack my people
Luke 24:25
Then Jesus said to them, "How foolish you are, how slow you are to believe everything the prophets said!
Luke 24:26
Was it not necessary for the Messiah to suffer these things and then to enter his glory?"
Luke 24:44-46
44
Then he said to them, "These are the very things I told you about while I was still with you: everything written about me in the Law of Moses, the writings of the prophets, and the Psalms had to come true."
45
Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,
46
and said to them, "This is what is written: the Messiah must suffer and must rise from death three days later,
John 10:35
We know that what the scripture says is true forever; and God called those people gods, the people to whom his message was given.
Acts 1:16
"My friends," he said, "the scripture had to come true in which the Holy Spirit, speaking through David, made a prediction about Judas, who was the guide for those who arrested Jesus.