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|colspan="4"|'''The prophecy of Isaiah (Isaiah 7:14)'''

|colspan="3"|'''Isaiah 7:14'''||'''Matthew 1:22-23'''

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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>

|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>

|'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>

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|colspan="4"|'''God's promise to Abraham (Genesis 22:17)'''

|colspan="3"|'''Genesis 22:17'''||'''Galatians 3:16'''

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|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>

|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>

| 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>

| 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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|colspan="4"|'''The throne of the Son (Psalm 45:6)'''

|colspan="3"|'''Psalm 45:6'''||'''Hebrews 1:8-9'''

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|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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Paul's reading of God's promise to Abraham is from a different Septuagint text than the translation given above. The human author of Psalms intended "O God" as a deification of the king. Paul interprets it as a reference to Jesus.  

As you can see from the table above, Matthew quoted the version of Isaiah's prophecy given in the Septuagint. Paul's reading of God's promise to Abraham is from a different Septuagint text than the translation given above. The human author of Psalms intended "O God" as a deification of the king. Paul interprets it as a reference to Jesus.  

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