That it might be fulfilled
Prophecies fulfilled
Here are 33 prophecies the Bible itself says were fulfilled, in Bible order: the words spoken, and the words that say they came to pass, side by side in the King James words. Only where the text itself makes the link; fulfillments people see outside the text are not here. Every verse here is checked word for word against the King James before the site goes up.
The house of Eli cut off from the priesthood
1 Samuel 2:31 and 1 moreRead the versesSpoken
Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father’s house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house. 1 Samuel 2:31
The text says it came to pass
So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh. 1 Kings 2:27
Read it: 1 Kings 2:26-27, 1 Samuel 2:27-36
The house of Jeroboam
1 Kings 14:10 and 1 moreRead the versesSpoken
Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone. 1 Kings 14:10
The text says it came to pass
And it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according unto the saying of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite: 1 Kings 15:29
Read it: 1 Kings 15:29-30, 1 Kings 14:10-11
The house of Baasha
1 Kings 16:3 and 1 moreRead the versesSpoken
Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. 1 Kings 16:3
The text says it came to pass
Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake against Baasha by Jehu the prophet, 1 Kings 16:12
Read it: 1 Kings 16:11-12, 1 Kings 16:1-4
Whoever rebuilds Jericho
Joshua 6:26 and 1 moreRead the versesSpoken
And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it. Joshua 6:26
The text says it came to pass
In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun. 1 Kings 16:34
Read it: 1 Kings 16:34, Joshua 6:26
The dogs lick Ahab's blood
1 Kings 21:19 and 1 moreRead the versesSpoken
And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine. 1 Kings 21:19
The text says it came to pass
And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the LORD which he spake. 1 Kings 22:38
Read it: 1 Kings 22:37-38, 1 Kings 21:17-19
Ahaziah will not come down from his bed
2 Kings 1:4 and 1 moreRead the versesSpoken
Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed. 2 Kings 1:4
The text says it came to pass
So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son. 2 Kings 1:17
Read it: 2 Kings 1:16-17, 2 Kings 1:2-4
A measure of fine flour for a shekel, and the lord who doubted
2 Kings 7:1 and 3 moreRead the versesSpoken
Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria. 2 Kings 7:1
Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. 2 Kings 7:2
The text says it came to pass
And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD. 2 Kings 7:16
And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died. 2 Kings 7:20
Read it: 2 Kings 7:16-20, 2 Kings 7:1-2
The dogs eat Jezebel
1 Kings 21:23 and 1 moreRead the versesSpoken
And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel. 1 Kings 21:23
The text says it came to pass
Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel: 2 Kings 9:36
Read it: 2 Kings 9:30-37, 1 Kings 21:23
Jehu's sons on the throne to the fourth generation
2 Kings 10:30 and 1 moreRead the versesSpoken
And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel. 2 Kings 10:30
The text says it came to pass
This was the word of the LORD which he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth generation. And so it came to pass. 2 Kings 15:12
Read it: 2 Kings 15:8-12, 2 Kings 10:30
A child named Josiah, three hundred years before
1 Kings 13:2 and 1 moreRead the versesSpoken
And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men’s bones shall be burnt upon thee. 1 Kings 13:2
The text says it came to pass
And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the LORD which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words. 2 Kings 23:16
Read it: 2 Kings 23:15-16, 1 Kings 13:1-2
Seventy years in Babylon
Jeremiah 25:11 and 2 moreRead the versesSpoken
And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. Jeremiah 25:11
The text says it came to pass
To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years. 2 Chronicles 36:21
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, Ezra 1:1
Read it: 2 Chronicles 36:20-23, Jeremiah 25:11-12
Hananiah will die this year
Jeremiah 28:16 and 1 moreRead the versesSpoken
Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the LORD. Jeremiah 28:16
The text says it came to pass
So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month. Jeremiah 28:17
Read it: Jeremiah 28:15-17
A virgin shall conceive
Isaiah 7:14 and 2 moreRead the versesSpoken
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14
The text says it came to pass
Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Matthew 1:22
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. Matthew 1:23
Read it: Matthew 1:18-25, Isaiah 7:14
Out of Egypt have I called my son
Hosea 11:1 and 1 moreRead the versesSpoken
When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt. Hosea 11:1
The text says it came to pass
And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son. Matthew 2:15
Read it: Matthew 2:13-15, Hosea 11:1
Rachel weeping for her children
Jeremiah 31:15 and 2 moreRead the versesSpoken
Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not. Jeremiah 31:15
The text says it came to pass
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, Matthew 2:17
In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not. Matthew 2:18
Read it: Matthew 2:16-18, Jeremiah 31:15
The voice of one crying in the wilderness
Isaiah 40:3 and 1 moreRead the versesSpoken
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Isaiah 40:3
The text says it came to pass
For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Matthew 3:3
Read it: Matthew 3:1-3, Isaiah 40:3
The people in darkness saw great light
Isaiah 9:2 and 2 moreRead the versesSpoken
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. Isaiah 9:2
The text says it came to pass
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Matthew 4:14
The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up. Matthew 4:16
Read it: Matthew 4:12-16, Isaiah 9:1-2
Himself took our infirmities
Isaiah 53:4 and 1 moreRead the versesSpoken
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. Isaiah 53:4
The text says it came to pass
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses. Matthew 8:17
Read it: Matthew 8:16-17, Isaiah 53:4
My messenger before thy face
Malachi 3:1 and 1 moreRead the versesSpoken
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts. Malachi 3:1
The text says it came to pass
For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. Matthew 11:10
Read it: Matthew 11:7-10, Malachi 3:1
Behold my servant, whom I have chosen
Isaiah 42:1 and 2 moreRead the versesSpoken
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. Isaiah 42:1
The text says it came to pass
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Matthew 12:17
Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles. Matthew 12:18
Read it: Matthew 12:15-21, Isaiah 42:1-4
Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand
Isaiah 6:9 and 1 moreRead the versesSpoken
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Isaiah 6:9
The text says it came to pass
And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: Matthew 13:14
Read it: Matthew 13:13-15, Isaiah 6:9-10
I will open my mouth in a parable
Psalm 78:2 and 1 moreRead the versesSpoken
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: Psalm 78:2
The text says it came to pass
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. Matthew 13:35
Read it: Matthew 13:34-35, Psalm 78:2
Thy King cometh, sitting upon an ass
Zechariah 9:9 and 2 moreRead the versesSpoken
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. Zechariah 9:9
The text says it came to pass
All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, Matthew 21:4
Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. Matthew 21:5
Read it: Matthew 21:1-5, Zechariah 9:9
Numbered with the transgressors
Isaiah 53:12 and 1 moreRead the versesSpoken
Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. Isaiah 53:12
The text says it came to pass
And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors. Mark 15:28
Read it: Mark 15:27-28, Isaiah 53:12
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me
Isaiah 61:1 and 1 moreRead the versesSpoken
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; Isaiah 61:1
The text says it came to pass
And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. Luke 4:21
Read it: Luke 4:16-21, Isaiah 61:1-2
Who hath believed our report?
Isaiah 53:1 and 1 moreRead the versesSpoken
Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? Isaiah 53:1
The text says it came to pass
That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed? John 12:38
Read it: John 12:37-38, Isaiah 53:1
He that eateth bread with me lifted up his heel
Psalm 41:9 and 1 moreRead the versesSpoken
Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me. Psalm 41:9
The text says it came to pass
I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me. John 13:18
Read it: John 13:18-19, Psalm 41:9
They hated me without a cause
Psalm 69:4 and 1 moreRead the versesSpoken
They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away. Psalm 69:4
The text says it came to pass
But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. John 15:25
Read it: John 15:24-25, Psalm 69:4
They parted my garments
Psalm 22:18 and 1 moreRead the versesSpoken
They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. Psalm 22:18
The text says it came to pass
They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did. John 19:24
Read it: John 19:23-24, Psalm 22:18
They shall look on him whom they pierced
Zechariah 12:10 and 1 moreRead the versesSpoken
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. Zechariah 12:10
The text says it came to pass
And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced. John 19:37
Read it: John 19:34-37, Zechariah 12:10
Let another take his office
Psalm 69:25 and 3 moreRead the versesSpoken
Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents. Psalm 69:25
Let his days be few; and let another take his office. Psalm 109:8
The text says it came to pass
Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus. Acts 1:16
For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take. Acts 1:20
Read it: Acts 1:15-20, Psalm 69:25, Psalm 109:8
I will pour out my spirit
Joel 2:28 and 2 moreRead the versesSpoken
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: Joel 2:28
The text says it came to pass
But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; Acts 2:16
And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: Acts 2:17
Read it: Acts 2:14-21, Joel 2:28-32
Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee
Psalm 2:7 and 1 moreRead the versesSpoken
I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. Psalm 2:7
The text says it came to pass
God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. Acts 13:33
Read it: Acts 13:32-33, Psalm 2:7