The Old Testament Verses the New Testament Reaches For Most

Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

• John 4:14 — The living water Jesus offers fulfills Isaiah's invitation — free to everyone who thirsts
• John 6:37 — God has always invited everyone to come — freely, without cost
• Revelation 22:17 — The Bible's final invitation echoes Isaiah's — come, anyone who is thirsty, and drink freely

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

• Romans 3:23 — All have sinned means all need a Savior — and one has been provided for all
• 2 Corinthians 5:21 — The great exchange — our sin placed on Christ so His righteousness could be placed on us
• Philemon 1:18 — Paul mirrors what Christ does — he takes the wrong upon himself so reconciliation can happen

And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

• Matthew 7:7 — God rewards genuine seeking — ask, seek, knock, and He responds
• Hebrews 11:6 — God rewards those who diligently seek Him — He wants to be found by sincere seekers

Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

• Matthew 11:28 — Jesus invites the weary to find rest — an open invitation to all who are burdened
• 1 Peter 5:7 — Casting cares on God is an act of faith — He sustains those who trust Him

And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

• Matthew 22:37 — Jesus identifies the Shema as the greatest commandment — total love for God
• Mark 12:30 — Jesus quotes the Shema as the greatest commandment — the core of both testaments is wholehearted love for God

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

• John 14:27 — Perfect peace comes from keeping our minds fixed on God
• Philippians 4:7 — God's peace guards hearts and minds — supernatural peace from the Prince of Peace

But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

• Romans 8:28 — What Joseph experienced, Paul universalizes — God works ALL things for good
• Philemon 1:15 — What looked like a loss was God's providence — Onesimus ran away a slave and returned a brother in Christ

Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

• Matthew 1:23 — Matthew identifies Jesus' birth as the direct fulfillment of Isaiah's sign

And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.

• Matthew 4:4 — Jesus quotes Deuteronomy to defeat Satan — Scripture is the weapon against temptation

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

• Matthew 4:4 — Jesus had Scripture stored in His heart — and it sustained Him in the wilderness