Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Cross-references
In Isaiah 8:8, the same child named Immanuel is referenced as the land is swept by Assyria, tying the sign to immediate judgment.
In Isaiah 8:10, the phrase 'God is with us' directly repeats the name Immanuel from 7:14, reinforcing the promise.
In Isaiah 8:3, Isaiah's own son is born as a sign, paralleling the virgin's son—both prophetic birth-names given by God.
Isaiah 9:6 also announces a child born with divine titles, expanding the Immanuel prophecy into a messianic hope for a future king.
Luke 1:35 reveals the virgin conception by the Holy Spirit, fulfilling this prophecy of Immanuel's birth.
In Matthew 1:23, the evangelist directly cites Isaiah 7:14 as fulfilled in Jesus' birth—explicit quotation.
John 1:14 describes the Word becoming flesh and dwelling among us, directly fulfilling the 'God with us' promise of Immanuel.
In Jeremiah 31:22, a woman encompasses a man—a new thing often seen as a parallel prophecy of the virgin conception in Isaiah 7:14.
1 Timothy 3:16 says God appeared in the flesh, matching the incarnation of Immanuel in the virgin birth.
In Genesis 3:15, the Seed of the woman bruises the serpent—a protoevangelium typologically fulfilled by the virgin-born Immanuel in Isaiah 7:14.
Hebrews 1:8 calls the Son 'God' — affirming that Immanuel ('God with us') is divine.
Colossians 2:9 reveals that the child born as Immanuel is the fullness of God in bodily form.
Galatians 4:4 says God sent His Son born of a woman — directly fulfills the virgin birth prophecy of Isaiah 7:14.
Hebrews 2:14 explains that the child born shared our humanity to defeat death.
John 20:28 has Thomas call Jesus 'my God', echoing the name Immanuel ('God with us') from Isaiah 7:14.
Hebrews 10:5 quotes Christ saying God prepared a body for him — the incarnation of Immanuel.
In Luke 2:7, Mary gives birth to her firstborn son — the fulfillment of the birth promised in Isaiah's sign.
Revelation 12:5 depicts the birth of the male child who will rule — the fulfillment of Immanuel's birth.
In Luke 1:31, the angel tells Mary she will conceive and bear a son — a direct echo of Isaiah's 'virgin shall conceive and bear a son'.
In Luke 1:27, this prophecy is directly fulfilled as a virgin named Mary is betrothed to Joseph — the promised sign takes form.
In Micah 5:5, a ruler brings peace from Assyrian invasion — parallel to the context of Assyrian threat in Isaiah 7.
In Hosea 1:4, naming a child (Jezreel) is a prophetic sign — strongly parallel to naming Immanuel as a sign.
In Jeremiah 23:6, a coming king is named 'The Lord Our Righteousness' — parallel to the naming of Immanuel as a sign.
In 2 Kings 16:5, this is the historical crisis—the Syro-Ephraimite siege of Ahaz—that prompted Isaiah's sign of Immanuel.
Romans 9:5 affirms Christ as God over all, echoing the divine identity implied in the name Immanuel.
In Jeremiah 15:20, God says 'I am with you' to rescue, echoing the name Immanuel ('God with us').
Exodus 3:12 provides a sign of God's presence ('I will be with you'), similar to the sign of Immanuel as God-with-us.
1 Samuel 10:7 tells Saul 'God is with you,' a direct parallel to the 'God with us' meaning of Immanuel in a different setting.
Joshua 3:10 declares 'the living God is among you,' reinforcing the divine presence that Immanuel's name embodies.
Deuteronomy 20:1 promises 'the Lord your God will be with you' in battle, directly echoing the 'God with us' theme of Immanuel.