What is the meaning of Matthew 1:22?

Matthew 1:22 KJV
Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,

Matthew 1:22 NKJV
So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying:

Matthew 1:22 MKJV
Now all this happened so that might be fulfilled that spoken of the LORD by the prophet, saying,

Matthew 1:22 KJV 2000
Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,

Interlinear KJV

Mt 1:22 Now /de/ all /holos/ this /touto/ was done, /ginomai/ that /hina/ it might be fulfilled /pleroo/ which /ho/ was spoken /rheo/ of /hupo/ the Lord /kurios/ by /dia/ the prophet, /prophetes/ saying, /lego/

The Fourfold Gospel

Now all this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord. It was not fulfilled because it has been predicted, but was rather predicted because it was sure to take place. Prophecies are fulfilled in four ways, namely: 1. When a thing clearly predicted comes to pass. 2. When that which has been pictured in type and shadow is at last shown forth in substance and reality. 3. When an event which has been described in language more elevated and elaborate than it demands is followed by another similar event to which the said language is more perfectly suited. 4. When parabolic or figurative language may be applied to some subsequent event. The prophecy of Isaiah was fulfilled after the third fashion, which was spoken by the Lord. In innumerable passages the divine origin and inspiration of the Scriptures are clearly and unmistakably set forth. The same Spirit which foretold through the lips of the prophet now interprets the foretelling through the lips of the angel.

Through the prophet. See Isa 7:14. Isaiah’s name is not given. The ancients were studious readers, and had few books, so that there was little need to cite authors by name.

Saying. About the year 740 B.C. While Ahaz was king of Judah, his land was threatened with an invasion by the united armies of Syria and Israel. Isaiah came to frighten Ahaz, promised divine aid, and told Ahaz to seek from God a sign confirming this promise. This Ahaz refused to do; whereupon Isaiah replied that God would grant a sign anyway. The sign was that a virgin should have a son, and before the son reached the age of discretion, the kingdoms of Syria and Israel should be destroyed. The sign given Ahaz was one of deliverance, and prefigured the birth of Christ, the great Deliverer, in four ways: 1. A virgin bearing a child. 2. A male child (Re 12:5). 3. The divinely ordered naming of the child. 4. The significance of the name given. Jesus fulfilled in his ministry man predictions; but many more such as this one were fulfilled upon him without his volition.  

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