Matthew 1:22

²⁰ But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.

²¹ And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,

²³ Behold, 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.

²⁴ Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
KJV: Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
WEB: Now all this has happened that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
ASV: Now all this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
DARBY: Now all this came to pass that that might be fulfilled which was spoken by [the] Lord, through the prophet, saying,
BLB: And all this has come to pass so that it might be fulfilled, that having been spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

ÅB: Men alt dette skjedde for å oppfylle det Herren talte ved profeten, som sier:
OTB: Alt dette skjedde for å oppfylle det som Herren hadde talt gjennom profeten:
B1930: Men alt dette skjedde forat det skulde opfylles som er talt av Herren ved profeten, som sier:

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

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.
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1 Kings 8:15
And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
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Matthew 2:23
And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
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Acts 3:18
But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
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1 Kings 8:24
Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day.
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Ezra 1:1
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
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John 17:12
While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
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Matthew 13:35
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
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