| No. |
OT Prophecies |
Fulfillment in Matthew |
1 |
A close friend will betray him
(Psalm 41:9) |
Judas betrays Jesus
(Matthew 10:4, 26:14-16,23-25,47-49) |
| 2 |
He will be sold for 30 pieces of silver; the money will be given to a potter
(Zechariah 11:12-13) |
Judas receives 30 pieces of silver for betraying Jesus; it is later used to purchase a potter's field
(Matthew 26:14-15, 27:3-10) |
| 3 |
The sheep will scatter when the shepherd is struck
(Zechariah 13:7) |
The disciples abandon Jesus
(Matthew 26:31,56) |
| 4 |
False witnesses will accuse him
(Psalm 27:12, 35:11) |
False witnesses testify against Jesus before the Sanhedrin
(Matthew 26:59-61) |
| 5 |
He will remain silent when oppressed
(Isaiah 53:7) |
Jesus makes no reply to Pilate when falsely charged
(Matthew 27:13-14) |
| 6 |
He will be mocked, beaten and spit on
(Isaiah 50:6) |
Jesus is spit on, beaten, slapped, mocked and flogged by chief priests, members of the Sanhedrin and soldiers
(Matthew 26:67-68, 27:26-31) |
| 7 |
He will be given vinegar and gall, a bitter medicinal substance
(Psalm 69:21) |
Before the crucifixion, Jesus refuses to drink wine and gall; he drinks wine vinegar while hanging on the cross
(Matthew 27:34,48) |
| 8 |
He will die among criminals
(Isaiah 53:12) |
Jesus is crucified between two rebels
(Matthew 27:38) |
| 9 |
His clothes will be divided and lots cast for his garment
(Psalm 22:18) |
Soldiers divide Jesus' clothes by casting lots
(Matthew 27:35) |
| 10 |
Enemies will insult and mock him; he will be an object of scorn
(Psalm 22:6-8, 109:25) |
People mock Jesus while he hangs on the cross
(Matthew 27:39-44) |
| 11 |
God will forsake him
(Psalm 22:1) |
Jesus cries out and asks God why he has forsaken him
(Matthew 27:46) |
| 12 |
He will be buried with the rich
(Isaiah 53:9) |
Jesus' body is buried in the tomb of a rich man, Joseph of Arimathea
(Matthew 27:57-60) |
