“Jesus said to them, ’Have you never read in the Scriptures: {The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; the Lord has done
this, and it is marvelous in our eyes?}’ Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruits. Anyone who falls on
this stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”
(Matthew 21:42-44 / NIV® 2011 / Underscoring Supplied) --- Bible verses about the consequences of rejecting Jesus Christ and about
Isaiah 28:16 and Isaiah 8:14-15
“Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ’If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gold of the temple is bound by
that oath…’ Which is greater: the gold, or the temple… You blind men… And anyone who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the one who sits on it.”
(Matthew 23:16-19 and 22 / NIV® 2011 / Underscoring Supplied) --- Bible verses about the danger of swearing and about Isaiah
66:1
“Then the King [God/Jesus] will say to those on his right, ’Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for
you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed
clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, ’Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you,
or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go and visit you?’ The
King will reply, ’Truly, I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it for me.’”
(Matthew 25:34-40 / NIV® 2011 / Underscoring Supplied) --- Bible verses about finding God in individuals who are in need, about loving your
neighbor, about true fasting and true worship, and about Isaiah 58:6-7
“The high priest said to him, ’I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.’ ’You have said so,’ Jesus
replied. ’But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.’ Then the high priest tore his clothes
and said, ’He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?’ ’He is worthy of death,’ they answered. Then they spit in
his face and struck him with their fists. Other slapped him and said, ’Prophesy to us Messiah. Who hit you?’”
(Matthew 26:63-68 / NIV® 2011 / Underscoring Supplied) --- Bible verses about the insults and physical abuse Jesus suffered during his
trial before the religious elders of his time, and about Isaiah 50:6 and Isaiah 53:5
“Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, ’Are you the king of the Jews?’ ’You have said so’ Jesus replied. When
he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer. Then Pilate asked him, ’Don’t you hear the testimony they are bringing against you?’ But Jesus made no reply, not even
to a single charge – to the great amazement of the governor.”
(Matthew 27:11-14 / NIV® 2011 / Underscoring Supplied) --- Bible verses about the trial of Jesus before Pilate during which time Jesus
remained silent, and about Isaiah 53:7
“Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. They stripped him and put a
scarlet robe on him, and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. ’Hail, king of the
Jews!’ they said. They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again. After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led
him away to crucify him.”
(Matthew 27:27-31 / NIV® 2011 / Underscoring Supplied) --- Bible verse about the crowning with thorns of Jesus and the insults and injuries
he suffered before his crucifixion, and about Isaiah 50:6, Isaiah 53:3 and Isaiah 53:7
Isaiah in Mark’s Gospel
“The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: ’BEHOLD, I SEND MY MESSENGER AHEAD OF YOU, WHO
WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY; THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, {MAKE READY THE WAY OF THE LORD, MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT.}’ John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness preaching a
baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sin.”
(Mark 1:1-4 / NASB 2000 / Underscoring Supplied) --- Bible verses about John as the “voice in the wilderness” who preached about repentance
and forgiveness in order to prepare the coming of the messiah, and about Isaiah 40:3
“As soon as He [Jesus] was alone, His followers, along with the twelve [apostles], began asking Him about the parables. And He was saying to them,
’To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but those who are outside get everything in parables, so that WHILE SEEING, THEY MAY SEE AND NOT PERCEIVE, AND WHILE HEARING, THEY
MAY HEAR AND NOT UNDERSTAND, OTHERWISE THEY MIGHT RETURN AND BE FORGIVEN.’”
(Mark 4:10-12 / NASB 2000 / Underscoring Supplied) --- Bible verses about the granting of gifts, spiritual or otherwise, as coming from
God, about the consequences of non-utilization of these gifts and about Isaiah 6:9-10
“The Pharisees and the scribes asked Him [Jesus], ’Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with
impure hands?’ And He said to them, ’Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: {THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME. BUT IN VAIN
DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.} Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men.’ He was also saying to them, ’You are experts at setting
aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition. For Moses said, {HONOR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER}, and {HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER, IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH}; but you
say, {If a man says to his father or his mother, whatever I have that would help you is Corban (that is to say, given to God)}, you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or his
mother; thus invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that.’”
(Mark 7:5-13 / NASB 2000 / Underscoring Supplied) --- Bible verses about hypocrites who give lip service and offer fake worship to God, and
about Isaiah 29:13
“If your eye causes you to stumble, throw it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than, having two eyes, to be cast
into hell, where THEIR WORM DOES NOT DIE, AND THE FIRE IS NOT QUENCHED.”
(Mark 9:47-48 / NASB 2000 / Underscoring Supplied) --- Bible verses about the punishment of being placed in hell given to unrepentant
sinners or sinners unwilling to give up their sinful lifestyle, and about Isaiah 66:24
“Then they came to Jerusalem. And He [Jesus] entered the temple and began to drive out those who were buying and selling in the temple, and
overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves; and He would not permit anyone to carry merchandise through the temple. And He began to teach and
say to them, ’Is it not written, {MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL THE NATIONS? But you have made it a ROBBERS’ DEN.}’”
(Mark 11:15-17 / NASB 2000 / Underscoring Supplied) --- Bible verses about Jesus’s concept of God’s place of worship as a house of prayer
and about Isaiah 56:7
“But in those days, after that tribulation, THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL BE FALLING from
heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see THE SON OF MAN COMING IN CLOUDS with great power and glory. And then He will send forth the angels, and will
gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest end of the earth to the farthest end of heaven.”
(Mark 13:24-27 / NASB 2000 / Underscoring Supplied) --- Bible verses about the return of Christ and about Isaiah 13:10 and
Isaiah 34:4
“It was the third hour when they crucified Him [Jesus]. The inscription of the charge against Him read, ’THE KING OF THE JEWS.’ They crucified two
robbers with Him, one on His right and one on His left. And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, ’And He was numbered with transgressors.’ Those passing by were hurling abuse at
Him….”
(Mark 15:25-29 / NASB 2000 / Underscoring Supplied) --- Bible verses about the time Christ was crucified together with two criminals, about
Christ’s ultimate sacrifice on the cross to save humanity from sin and about Isaiah 53:12
