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Hebrew Prophecy
Genesis 1:1 · בְּרֵאשִׁית א:א בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים
“In the beginning God created…” — the Logos present at creation, before time began.
Greek Fulfillment
John 1:1–3 · Ἰωάννης α:α–γ ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ Λόγος
“In the beginning was the Word…” — John opens with the exact Hebrew phrase, identifying Yeshua as the creating Logos. 369 cross-references
Hebrew Prophecy
Genesis 3:15 · בְּרֵאשִׁית ג:טו הוּא יְשׁוּפְךָ רֹאשׁ
“He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.” — the first promise of the Coming One.
Greek Fulfillment
Romans 16:20 · Ῥωμαίους ις:κ συντρίψει τὸν Σατανᾶν
“The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.” — Paul echoes Eden’s verdict, fulfilled in Messiah. 172 cross-references
Hebrew Prophecy
Isaiah 7:14 · יְשַׁעְיָהוּ ז:יד הָעַלְמָה הָרָה וְיֹלֶדֶת בֵּן
“The virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”
Greek Fulfillment
Matthew 1:23 · Ματθαῖος α:κγ ἰδοὺ ἡ παρθένος ἐν γαστρὶ ἕξει
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a Son — they shall call His name Immanuel.” 140 cross-references
Hebrew Prophecy
Isaiah 9:6 · יְשַׁעְיָהוּ ט:ו כִּי־יֶלֶד יֻלַּד־לָנוּ
“For unto us a child is born… and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God.”
Greek Fulfillment
Luke 2:11 · Λουκᾶς β:ια ἐτέχθη ὑμῖν σήμερον σωτήρ
“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Messiah the Lord.” 177 cross-references
Hebrew Prophecy
Micah 5:2 · מִיכָה ה:ב וְאַתָּה בֵּית־לֶחֶם אֶפְרָתָה
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah… from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel.”
Greek Fulfillment
Matthew 2:6 · Ματθαῖος β:ϛ καὶ σὺ Βηθλέεμ γῆ Ἰούδα
“And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah… for from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people.” 74 cross-references
Hebrew Prophecy
Isaiah 61:1 · יְשַׁעְיָהוּ סא:א רוּחַ אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה עָלָי
“The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor.”
Greek Fulfillment
Luke 4:18–19 · Λουκᾶς δ:ιη–ιθ Πνεῦμα Κυρίου ἐπʼ ἐμέ
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me… Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” — Yeshua reads Isaiah aloud and claims it. 296 cross-references
Hebrew Prophecy
Zechariah 9:9 · זְכַרְיָה ט:ט מַלְכֵּךְ יָבוֹא לָךְ צַדִּיק
“Your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation… humble and mounted on a donkey.”
Greek Fulfillment
Matthew 21:4–7 · Ματθαῖος κα:δ–ζ ἰδοὺ ὁ Βασιλεύς σου ἔρχεταί σοι
“Behold, your King is coming to you, humble and mounted on a donkey.” — the prophecy enacted at Yeshua’s entry into Jerusalem. 55 cross-references
Hebrew Prophecy
Psalm 41:9 · תְּהִלִּים מא:ט אוֹכֵל לַחְמִי הִגְדִּיל עָלַי עָקֵב
“Even my close friend, whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.”
Greek Fulfillment
John 13:18 · Ἰωάννης ιγ:ιη ὁ τρώγων μου τὸν ἄρτον
“He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.” — Yeshua quotes David’s lament at the table with Judas. 30 cross-references
Hebrew Prophecy
Isaiah 53:5 · יְשַׁעְיָהוּ נג:ה וְהוּא מְחֹלָל מִפְּשָׁעֵינוּ
“But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities.”
Greek Fulfillment
1 Peter 2:24–25 · Α΄ Πέτρου β:κδ–κε ὃς τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἡμῶν ἀνήνεγκεν
“He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree… by his wounds you have been healed.” 244 cross-references
Hebrew Prophecy
Psalm 22:1 · תְּהִלִּים כב:א אֵלִי אֵלִי לָמָה עֲזַבְתָּנִי
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” — David’s cry, a thousand years before Golgotha.
Greek Fulfillment
Matthew 27:46 · Ματθαῖος κζ:μϛ Ηλι Ηλι λεμα σαβαχθανι
“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” — Yeshua quotes Psalm 22 word for word from the cross. 43 cross-references
Hebrew Prophecy
Psalm 16:10 · תְּהִלִּים טז:י לֹא־תַעֲזֹב נַפְשִׁי לִשְׁאוֹל
“You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your Holy One see corruption.”
Greek Fulfillment
Acts 2:27–31 · Πράξεις β:κζ–λα οὐκ ἐγκαταλείψεις τὴν ψυχήν μου εἰς ᾅδην
“He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.” — Peter at Pentecost names David’s Psalm as the resurrection prophecy. 60 cross-references
Hebrew Prophecy
Psalm 110:1 · תְּהִלִּים קי:א נְאֻם יְהוָה לַאדֹנִי שֵׁב לִימִינִי
“The LORD says to my Lord: ‘Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool.’”
Greek Fulfillment
Hebrews 10:12–13 · Ἑβραίους ι:ιβ–ιγ ἐκάθισεν ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ Θεοῦ
“He sat down at the right hand of God… until his enemies should be made a footstool for his feet.” 78 cross-references