KJV ORIGINAL
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
This happened so that what the prophet Isaiah said way back then would come true.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God's been planning this story way longer than we think.
📚 Historical Context
In the Gospel of Matthew, the author often highlights how Jesus' life and actions fulfill prophecies from the Old Testament to convince his Jewish audience of Jesus' messianic role. This verse specifically introduces a prophecy from the prophet Isaiah, showing that Jesus' ministry was predicted long before his time. At this moment in the narrative, Jesus has just performed healings and miracles, and Matthew uses this to link those events to Scripture as evidence of divine fulfillment.
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