Old Testament Passages Quoted by Jesus Christ

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Old Testament Passages Quoted by Jesus Christ Old Testament Passages Quoted by Jesus Christ

Harold Willmington

Liberty University

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OLD TESTAMENT PASSAGES QUOTED BY JESUS CHRIST

NEW TESTAMENT QUOTE

OLD TESTAMENT PASSAGE

HISTORICAL OCCASION

1. Matthew 4:4

Matthew 4:7

Matthew 4:10

Deuteronomy 8:3

Deuteronomy 6:16

Deuteronomy 6:13

TEMPTATION

2. Matthew 5:21

Matthew 5:27

Exodus 20:13

Exodus 20:14

SERMON ON THE MOUNT

3. Luke 4:18, 19

Isaiah 61:1, 2

HOMETOWN SERMON

4. Matthew 9:13

Mark 10:7, 8

Mark 12:29, 30

Matthew 15:7-9

John 8:17

Hosea 6:6

Genesis 2:24

Deuteronomy 6:4, 5

Isaiah 29:13

Deuteronomy 17:6

CONFRONTATIONS WITH

THE JEWISH RULERS

5. Luke 7:27

Malachi 3:1

TRIBUTE TO JOHN

6. Matthew 21:16

Psalm 8:2

TRIUMPHAL ENTRY

7. Luke 19:46

Isaiah 56:7

TEMPLE CLEANSING

8. Matthew 21:42, 44

Psalm 118:22, 23

PARABLE ABOUT ISRAEL

9. Mark 12:36

Psalm 110:1

TEMPLE QUESTION SESSION

10. John 15:25

Psalm 35:19; 69:4

LAST PASSOVER

11. Matthew 27:46

Luke 23:46

Psalm 22:1

Psalm 31:5

ON THE CROSS

The Events and Individuals He Referred To

 The creation of Adam and Eve (Gen. 1:27; 2:24; Mk. 10:6-8)

 The murder of Abel (Gen. 4:10; Lk. 11:51)

 The corruption of Noah's day and the flood (Gen. 6-7; Lk. 17:26-27)

 The corruption of Lot's day and the fire (Gen. 19; Lk. 17:28-29)

 The worldliness of Lot's wife (Gen. 19:26; Lk. 17:32)

 The faith of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Mt. 22:32)

 Moses and the burning bush (Ex. 3; Mk. 12:26)

 Moses and the heavenly manna (Ex. 16:15; Jn. 6:31)

 Moses and the brazen serpent (Num. 21:18; Jn. 3:14)

 David and some shewbread (1 Sam. 21:6; Mt. 12:3-4)

 Solomon and the Queen of Sheba (1 Kings 10:1; Mt. 12:42)

 Elijah, a widow, and the famine (1 Kings 17:1, 9; Lk. 4:25-26)

 Naaman and his leprosy (2 Kings 5; Lk. 4:27)

 The murder of Zechariah (2 Chron. 24:20-21; Lk. 11:51)

 Daniel and the abomination of desolation (Dan. 9:27; 11:31; 12:11; Mt. 24:15)

 Jonah and the fish (Jon. 1:17; Mt. 12:40; 16:4)

 Jonah and the repentance of the Ninevites (Jon. 3:4-10; Lk. 11:30; Mt. 12:41)

The Passages He Quoted From

 During His temptations

1. The first temptation (in Mt. 4:4 He quoted Deut. 8:3)

2. The second temptation (in Mt. 4:7 He quoted Deut. 6:16)

3. The third temptation (in Mt. 4:10 He quoted Deut. 6:13)

 During His Sermon on the Mount

1. In Mt. 5:21 He quoted Ex. 20:13, the sixth commandment

2. In Mt. 5:27 He quoted Ex. 20:14, the seventh commandment; (also compare Mt. 5:31

with Deut. 24:1). (Note: He later quoted some of the same commandments during His

talk with a rich young ruler. See Mk. 10:19)

 During His hometown sermon (in Lk. 4:18-19 he quoted Isa. 61:1-2)

 During various confrontations with Jewish rulers

1. As He defended His associating with sinners (in Mt. 9:13 He quoted Hos. 6:6)

2. As He expounded on marriage (in Mk. 10:7-8 He quoted Gen. 2:24)

3. As He was asked concerning the greatest of the commandments (in Mk. 12:29-30 He

quoted Deut. 6:4-5)

4. As He rebuked their vain traditions (in Mt. 15:7-9 He quoted Isa. 29:13)

5. As the Pharisees questioned His authority (in Jn. 8:17 He quoted Deut. 17:6)

 During His tribute to John the Baptist (in Lk. 7:27 He quoted Malachi 3:1)

 During His Triumphal Entry Day (in Mt. 21:16 He quoted Psa. 8:2)

 During His cleansing of the temple (in Lk. 19:46 He quoted Isa. 56:7)

 During a parable about Israel (in Mt. 21:42, 44 He quoted Psa. 118:22-23; Isa. 8:14-15)

 During a question session in the temple (in Mk. 12:36 He quoted Psa. 110:1)

 During His last Passover night—predicting the world would hate the disciples as they

hated Him (in Jn. 15:25 He quoted Psa. 35:19; 69:4)

 On the cross

1. His fourth utterance (in Mt. 27:46 He quoted Psa. 22:1)

2. His seventh utterance (in Lk. 23:46 He quoted Psa. 31:5)

In summary, our Lord said the Law would be fulfilled (Mt. 5:18) and the Scriptures could not be

broken (Jn. 10:35). It has been estimated that over one-tenth of Jesus' recorded New Testament

words were taken from the Old Testament. In the four Gospels, 180 of the 1,800 verses that

report His discourses are either Old Testament quotes or Old Testament allusions.