All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,
Parallel translations
- KJV All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,
- BSB This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
- NKJV All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:
- NASB Now this took place so that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled:
- NLT This took place to fulfill the prophecy that said,
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Zech 9:9Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King comes to you! He is righteous, and having salvation; lowly, and riding on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
- John 12:15“Don’t be afraid, daughter of Zion. Behold, your King comes, sitting on a donkey’s colt.”
- Matt 1:22Now all this has happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
- Matt 26:56But all this has happened, that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him, and fled.
- John 19:36–37For these things happened, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, “A bone of him will not be broken.”
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