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The authors of the New Testament interpreted various Old Testament passages as messianic prophesies. Peter justifies these interpretations as follows: “No prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation."<ref>{{bibleverse|2|Peter|1:20|ESV}}</ref> Yet this type of reinterpretation has been questioned by [[Modernist]] translators and commentators.

The authors of the New Testament interpreted various Old Testament passages as messianic prophesies. Peter justifies these interpretations as follows: “No prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation."<ref>{{bibleverse|2|Peter|1:20|ESV}}</ref> Yet this type of reinterpretation has been questioned by [[Modernist]] translators and commentators.

Translations may be classified as either conservative or liberal depending on how they present these passages. The [[King James Version]] (1611), the [[New International Version]] (1978) and the [[English Standard Version]] (2001) use ''sensus plenior''. The [[Revised Standard Version]] (1952) and the [[New Revised Standard Version]] (1989) use the intentional sense.

Translations may be classified as either conservative or liberal depending on how they present these passages. The [[King James Version]] (1611), the [[New International Version]] (1978) and the [[English Standard Version]] (2001) use ''sensus plenior''. The [[Revised Standard Version]] (1952) and the [[New Revised Standard Version]] (1989) ignored New Testament interpretations and translated Hebrew text from a Jewish perspective.

{{bibleverse||Isaiah|7:14|ESV}} is interpreted in {{bibleverse||Matthew|1:21-23|ESV}}, {{bibleverse|Genesis|22:17|ESV}} in {{bibleverse|2|Corinthians|8:15|ESV}}, and {{bibleverse||Psalm|45:6|ESV}} in {{bibleverse||Hebrews|1:8-9|ESV}}:

{{bibleverse||Isaiah|7:14|ESV}} is interpreted in {{bibleverse||Matthew|1:21-23|ESV}}, {{bibleverse|Genesis|22:17|ESV}} in {{bibleverse|2|Corinthians|8:15|ESV}}, and {{bibleverse||Psalm|45:6|ESV}} in {{bibleverse||Hebrews|1:8-9|ESV}}. The authors of the New Testament were generally more familiar with the [[Septuagint]], a Greek translation of the Old Testament, than with the Hebrew original.

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|'Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel' (which means, God with us).<ref>{{bibleverse||Matthew|1:22-23|ESV}}</ref>

|'Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel' (which means, God with us).<ref>{{bibleverse||Matthew|1:22-23|ESV}}</ref>

|Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.<ref>{{bibleverse||Isaiah|7:14|ESV}}</ref>

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|Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel.<ref>{{bibleverse||Isaiah|7:14|NRSV}}</ref>

|I will indeed bless you, and I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of their enemies,<ref>{{bibleverse||Genesis|22:17|NRSV}}</ref>

| surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is by the shore of the sea, and thy seed shall inherit the cities of their enemies.<ref>[http://ecmarsh.com/lxx-kjv/genesis/gen_022.htm Septuagint Genesis 22:17]</ref>

| I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of his enemies,<ref>{{bibleverse||Genesis|22:17|ESV}}</ref>

|Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, “And to your offspring,” who is Christ.<ref>{{bibleverse||Galatians|3:16||ESV}}</ref>

|Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, “And to your offspring,” who is Christ.<ref>{{bibleverse||Galatians|3:16||ESV}}</ref>

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|But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.”<ref>{{bibleverse||Hebrews|1:8-9|ESV}}</ref>

|Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness;<ref>{{bibleverse||Psalm|45:6|ESV}}</ref>

|Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. Your royal scepter is a scepter of equity;<ref>{{bibleverse||Psalm|45:6|NRSV}}

|Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. Your royal scepter is a scepter of equity;<ref>{{bibleverse||Psalm|45:6|NRSV}}

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==References==

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