Psalms 40:7

40:7 Then I say,

“Look! I come!

What is written in the scroll pertains to me. ¹ 

Matthew 2:5

2:5 “In Bethlehem of Judea,” they said, “for it is written this way by the prophet:

Matthew 26:24

26:24 The Son of Man will go as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for him if he had never been born.”

Matthew 26:31

The Prediction of Peter’s Denial

26:31 Then Jesus said to them, “This night you will all fall away because of me, for it is written:

‘I will strike the shepherd,

and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ ² 

Luke 1:70

1:70 as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from long ago, ³ 

Luke 18:31

Another Prediction of Jesus’ Passion

18:31 Then ⁴  Jesus ⁵  took the twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, ⁶  and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. ⁷ 

¹ tn Heb “in the roll of the scroll it is written concerning me.” Apparently the psalmist refers to the law of God (see v. 8), which contains the commandments God desires him to obey. If this is a distinctly royal psalm, then the psalmist/king may be referring specifically to the regulations of kingship prescribed in Deut 17:14-20. See P. C. Craigie, Psalms 1-50 (WBC), 315.

² sn A quotation from Zech 13:7.

³ tn Grk “from the ages,” “from eternity.”

⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁷ tn Or “fulfilled.” Jesus goes to Jerusalem by divine plan as the scripture records (Luke 2:39; 12:50; 22:37; Acts 13:29). See Luke 9:22, 44.