Matthew 4 · Verse 14

Matthew 4:14

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
Matthew 4:14, King James Version

Matthew 4:14 in other translations

BSBto fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
WEBthat it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
ASVthat it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
YLTthat it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
DARBYthat that might be fulfilled which was spoken through Esaias the prophet, saying,
BBESo that the word of the prophet Isaiah might come true,
WebsterThat it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying,

What does Matthew 4:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet--(Is 9:1, 2 or, as in Hebrew, Isaiah 8:23, and 9:1). saying--as follows:

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Barnes' Notes
Verses 14-16. That it might be fulfilled, etc. This place is recorded in Isa 9:1,2. Matthew has given the sense, but not the very words of the prophet.

By the way of the sea. Which is near to the sea, or in the vicinity of the sea.

Beyond Jordan. This does not mean to the east of Jordan, as the phrase sometimes denotes, but rather in the vicinity of the Jordan, or perhaps in the vicinity of the sources of the Jordan. See De 1:1, 4:49.

Galilee of the Gentiles. Galilee was divided into upper and lower Galilee. Upper Galilee was called Galilee of the Gentiles, because it was occupied chiefly by Gentiles. It was in the neighbourhood of Tyre, Sidon, etc. The word Gentiles includes, in the Scriptures, all who are not Jews. It means the same as nations, or, as we should say, the heathen nations.

(i) "Esaias the prophet, saying" Is 9:1,2

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 4:12-17

It is just with God to take the gospel and the means of grace, from those that slight them and thrust them away. Christ will not stay long where he is not welcome. Those who are without Christ, are in the dark. They were sitting in this condition, a contented posture; they chose it rather than light; they were willingly ignorant. When the gospel comes, light comes; when it comes to any place, when it comes to any…

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Matthew 4:14 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἵναinathatG2443
πληρωθῇplērōthēait may be fulfilledG4137
τὸtothatG3588
ῥηθὲνrhēthenhaving been spokenG2046
διὰdiathroughG1223
ἨσαΐουĒsaiouIsaiahG2268
τοῦtoutheG3588
προφήτουprophētouprophetG4396
λέγοντος·legontossaying:G3004

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Cross references for Matthew 4:14

  • Isaiah 9:1-2

    Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations. 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.

  • Matthew 2:23

    And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

  • Luke 24:44

    And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

  • Matthew 12:17-21

    That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, 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. He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. …

  • Luke 22:37

    For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.

  • John 15:25

    But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.

  • Matthew 2:15

    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 26:56

    But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.

  • Matthew 26:54

    But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?

  • Matthew 8:17

    That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

  • John 19:36-37

    For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

  • Matthew 1:22

    Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
it.
1:22; 2:15,23; 8:17; 12:17-21; 26:54,56; Lu 22:37; 24:44; Joh 15:25
Joh 19:28,36,37
saying.
Isa 9:1,2

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Context

  • Matthew 4:13

    And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:

  • Matthew 4:14

    That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,

  • Matthew 4:15

    The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;

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Matthew 4:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Para que se cumpliese lo que fué dicho por el profeta Isaías, que dijo:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
afin que fût accompli ce qui avait été dit par Ésaïe le prophète, disant:
German
Elberfelder 1871
auf daß erfüllt würde, was durch den Propheten Jesajas geredet ist, welcher spricht:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
ut adimpleretur quod dictum est per Isaiam prophetam: