Prophecy | Tanach Reference | Fullfilment |
The Messiah would be the seed of the woman | Genesis 3:15 | Romans 16:20 |
| Galatians 4:4 |
| Revelation 12:9 |
| Revelation 12:17 |
The Messiah would be the descendant of Abraham through whom all nations would be blessed | Genesis 12:3 | Acts 3:24-26 |
The Messiah would be a willing sacrifice | Genesis 22:1-18 | John 3:16 |
The Messiah would be the coming one to whom the scepter belongs | Genesis 49:10 | Luke 2:1-7 |
| Luke 3:33 |
| Galatians 4:4 |
The Messiah would be the Passover lamb | Exodus 12:1-51 | John 1:29 |
| John 1:36 |
| John 19:33 |
| John 19:36 |
| 1 Corinthians 5:7-8 |
| 1 Peter 1:19 |
The Messiah would be lifted up | Numbers 21:6-9 | John 3:14-18 |
The Messiah would be the star coming out of Jacob | Numbers 24:17 | Matthew 2:2 |
| | Revelation 22:16 |
The Messiah would be a prophet like Moses | Deuteronomy 18:15-19 | Matthew 13:57 |
| Matthew21:46 |
| Luke 24:19 |
| John 1:21 |
| John 1:25 |
| John 6:14 |
| John 7:40 |
| Acts 3:22 |
| Acts 37:37 |
The Messiah would be our Kinsman-Redeemer | Ruth 4:4-9 | Luke 1:50 |
| Luke 1:58 |
| Luke 1:68 |
| Luke 1:72 |
| Luke 1:78 |
| 1 Peter 1:18 |
| Hebrews 2:11 |
The Messiah would be a descendant of David | 2 Samuel 7:12-16 | Matthew 1:1 |
| Luke 1:32-33 |
| Acts 15:15-16 |
| Hebrews 1:5 |
The Messiah would be called God’s Son | Psalms 2:1-12 | Mark 1:11 |
| Luke 3:22 |
| Acts 4:25-28 |
| Acts 13:33 |
| Hebrews 1:5 |
| Hebrews 5:5 |
The Messiah would be resurrected | Psalms 16:8-11 | Acts 2:22-32 |
| Acts 13:35-37 |
The Messiah would be forsaken and pierced, but vindicated | Psalms 22:1-31 | Matthew 27:39 |
| Matthew 27: 43-44 |
| Matthew 27:46 |
| Mark 15:34 |
| John 19:24 |
| Hebrews 2:12 |
The Messiah would be the righteous sufferer | Psalms 69 | Matthew 27:33-34 |
| John 2:17 |
| John 15:25 |
| Acts 1:20 |
| Romans 11:9-10 |
| Romans 15:1-3 |
The Messiah would be greater than David | Psalms 110:1-4 | Matthew 22:42-25 |
| Mark 12:35-37 |
| Luke 20:41-44 |
| Acts 2:34-36 |
| 1 Corinthians 15:25-28 |
| Hebrews 1:3 |
| Hebrews 1:13 |
| Hebrews 4:14–5:10 |
The Messiah would be the rejected cornerstone | Psalms 118:22-24 | Matthew 21:42 |
| Mark 12:10-11 |
| Mark 20:17-18 |
| Acts 4:9-12 |
| Ephesians 2:20 |
| 1 Peter 2:6-8 |
TheMessiah would be acclaimed | Psalms 118:25-29 | Matthew 21:9 |
| Mark 11:9-10 |
| Luke 13:35 |
| Luke 19:38 |
| John 12:13 |
The Messiah would be born of a virgin | Isaiah 7:14 | Matthew 1:22-23 |
| Luke 1:31-35 |
The Messiah would be the great light | Isaiah 9:1-2 [Hebrew Bible, 8:23-9:1] | Matthew 4:13-16 |
| Luke 1:76-79 |
The Messiah would be the Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace | Isaiah 9:6-7 [Hebrew Bible, 9:5-6] | Luke 1:32-33 |
| Luke 1:79 |
| John 6:51 |
| John 14:27 |
| Acts 10:36 |
| Romans 9:5 |
| Colossians 2:3 |
The Messiah would be called a Nazarene | Isaiah 11:1, Isaiah 53:3 | Matthew 2:23 |
The Messiah would perform signs of healing | Isaiah 35:5-6 | Matthew 11:4-6 |
| Luke 7:20-23 |
The Messiah would be preceded by a forerunner | Isaiah 40:3-5 | Matthew 3:1-3 |
| Mark 1:1-3 |
| Luke 1:76 |
| Luke 3:1-6 |
| Luke 7:27 |
| John 1:22-23 |
The Messiah would be a light for the nations of the world | Isaiah 42:1-6 | Matthew 12:15-18 |
| Luke 2:27-32 |
| John 8:12 |
(The Suffering Servant, Part 1) | Isaiah 52:13–53:12 | Matthew 8:16-17 |
| Matthew 20:28 |
| Matthew 26:28 |
| Matthew 27:59-60 |
| Mark 10:45 |
| Mark 14:24 |
| Luke 22:20 |
| John 12:37-38 |
| Acts 8:32-35 |
| Romans 10:16 |
| Hebrews 9:28 |
| 1 Peter 2:21-25 |
(The Suffering Servant, Part 2) | Isaiah 52:13–53:12 | Matthew 8:16-17 |
| Matthew 20:28 |
| Matthew 26:28 |
| Matthew 27:59-60 |
| Mark 10:45 |
| Mark 14:24 |
| Luke 22:20 |
| John 12:37-38 |
| Acts 8:32-35 |
| Romans 10:16 |
| Hebrews 9:28 |
| 1 Peter 2:21-25 |
(The Suffering Servant, Part 3) | Isaiah 52:13–53:12 | Matthew 8:16-17 |
| Matthew 20:28 |
| Matthew 26:28 |
| Matthew 27:59-60 |
| Mark 10:45 |
| Mark 14:24 |
| Luke 22:20 |
| John 12:37-38 |
| Acts 8:32-35 |
| Romans 10:16 |
| Hebrews 9:28 |
| 1 Peter 2:21-25 |
(The Suffering Servant, Part 4) | Isaiah 52:13–53:12 | Matthew 8:16-17 |
| Matthew 20:28 |
| Matthew 26:28 |
| Matthew 27:59-60 |
| Mark 10:45 |
| Mark 14:24 |
| Luke 22:20 |
| John 12:37-38 |
| Acts 8:32-35 |
| Romans 10:16 |
| Hebrews 9:28 |
| 1 Peter 2:21-25 |
The Messiah would do life-affirming, redemptive deeds | Isaiah 61:1-2 | Luke 4:17-21 |
The Messiah would be the object of a murderous plot | Jeremiah 31:15 | Matthew 2:16-18 |
The Messiah would bring in a new covenant | Jeremiah 31:31 | Matthew 26:28 |
| Mark 14:24 |
| Luke 22:20 |
| 1 Corinthians 11:25 |
| 2 Corinthians 3:6 |
| Hebrews 8:6-13 |
| Hebrews 9:15 |
| Hebrews 12:24 |
The Messiah would be the Son of Man | Daniel 7:13-14 | Matthew 9:6 |
| Matthew 12:8 |
| Matthew 13:41 |
| Matthew 16:13 |
| Matthew 16:27 |
| Mark 8:31 |
| Luke 6:22 |
| Luke 9:22 |
| John 1:51 |
| John 3:13-14 |
| Acts 7:56 |
| and many others |
The Messiah would come according to a timetable | Daniel 9:24-27 | Matthew 24:15-16 |
| Mark 13:14-15 |
| Galatians 4:4 |
The Messiah would be called out of Egypt | Hosea 11:1 | Matthew 2:13-15 |
The Messiah would be born in Bethlehem | Micah 5:2 [Hebrew Bible, verse 1] | Matthew 2:1-6 |
| John 7:40-43 |
The Messiah would come riding on a colt | Zechariah 9:9 | Matthew 21:1-7 |
The Messiah would be betrayed for thirty pieces of silver | Zechariah 11:12-13 | Matthew 26:14-15 |
| Matthew 27:3 |
| Matthew 27:9-10 |
The Messiah would be pierced | Zechariah 12:10 | Matthew 24:30 |
| John 19:31-37 |
| Revelation 1:7 |
The Messiah would be preceded by a messenger. | Malachi 3:1 | Matthew 11:10 |
| Mark 1:2 |
| Luke 1:76 |
The Messiah would be preceded by Elijah the prophet. | Malachi 4:5-6 | Matthew 11:14-15 |
| Matthew 16:14 |
| Matthew 17:9-13 |
| Mark 6:14-16 |
| Mark 9:11-13 |
| Luke 1:16-17 |
| John 1:21 |
The Messiah is spoken of throughout the Hebrew Bible | Hebrew Bible | Luke 24:25-27 |
| Luke 24:32 |