Jesus Christ's teaching was based largely on the OT, which he treated as God's inspired and authoritative word, but which he had the authority to interpret.

John 10:35

Jesus Christ recognises the OT as Scripture

See also

Jesus Christ calls the OT "Scripture"

Mark 12:10,24
Luke 4:21
John 5:39; 7:38; 13:18

pp Mt 22:29

John 5:46-47

Jesus Christ underlines the authority of the OT

Matthew 23:23

See also

The OT is authoritative over Jesus Christ's opponents

Matthew 5:19-20; 23:2-3
Mark 2:24-27

pp Mt 12:2-6

Matthew 4:4

pp Lk 6:2-4

The OT is authoritative over Satan

See also

Deuteronomy 8:3

pp Lk 4:4

Matthew 4:7
Deuteronomy 6:16
Matthew 4:10

pp Lk 4:12

Deuteronomy 6:13

pp Lk 4:8

Matthew 5:17-18

Jesus Christ regards the OT as being fulfilled in himself

See also

Jesus Christ regards his ministry as fulfilling the OT

Matthew 11:4-6
Matthew 26:56

pp Lk 7:22-23

Luke 4:17-21
Isaiah 61:1-2

pp Mk 14:49

John 15:25
Psalms 35:19; 69:4
Luke 18:31-32

See also

Jesus Christ regards his death as fulfilling OT prophecy

Matthew 12:39-40; 26:28
Matthew 26:31

pp Lk 22:20

Zechariah 13:7

pp Mk 14:27

Matthew 7:12; 11:10

Other aspects of the OT fulfilled or affirmed by Jesus Christ

Malachi 3:1
Matthew 13:14-15

pp Lk 7:27

Isaiah 6:9-10

pp Mk 4:12

Matthew 17:11-12

pp Lk 8:10

Malachi 4:5
Matthew 24:15

pp Mk 9:12-13

Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11

pp Mk 13:14

pp Lk 21:20

Matthew 12:41-42

Jesus Christ confirms the OT teaching about judgment

See also

Matthew 11:23

pp Lk 11:30-32

pp Lk 10:12-15

Mark 2:25-28

Jesus Christ interprets OT teaching

Jesus Christ interprets OT teaching about the Sabbath

pp Mt 12:3-8

Matthew 9:13

pp Lk 6:3-5

Hosea 6:6

Jesus Christ interprets OT teaching about religious practices

Matthew 15:7-8
Isaiah 29:13

pp Mk 7:6-7

Mark 7:18-19

Jesus Christ interprets OT teaching about purity

Matthew 5:31-32; 15:4-6

pp Mt 15:17

Jesus Christ interprets OT teaching about family life

Exodus 20:12
Deuteronomy 5:16

pp Mk 7:10-13

Exodus 21:17
Leviticus 20:9
Matthew 19:1-9
Matthew 5:38-42

pp Mk 10:2-9

Jesus Christ interprets OT teaching about retaliation

Matthew 19:18

Jesus Christ refers to the OT in his teaching

Exodus 20:12-16

pp Mk 10:19

Deuteronomy 5:16-20

pp Lk 18:20

Matthew 22:31-32
Exodus 3:6

pp Mk 12:26-27

Matthew 24:37-39

pp Lk 20:37-38

pp Lk 17:26-27

Matthew 27:46

Jesus Christ uses the language of the OT

Psalms 22:1
Mark 4:29

pp Mk 15:34

Joel 3:13
Mark 8:18
Isaiah 6:10
Mark 9:48
Isaiah 66:24
Luke 11:50-51

Jesus Christ appeals to the OT in its entirety

See also

Luke 24:27,44

The murders of Abel and Zechariah occur in the first (Ge 4:8) and last (2Ch 24:21) books of the Hebrew OT (Chronicles comes at the close of the OT according to the Hebrew arrangement).

The Law, the Prophets and the Psalms are the three divisions of the Hebrew OT.

Matthew 8:11

Jesus Christ treats the OT as a true historical record

John 8:56,58

The patriarchs:

Matthew 8:4

Moses:

Matthew 19:8

pp Mk 1:44

pp Lk 5:14

Matthew 6:29

pp Mk 10:5

pp Lk 12:27

Matthew 5:12

Solomon

The prophets:

Luke 4:25-27
John 6:45

pp Lk 6:23

See also

1613 Scripture, purpose
2354 Christ, mission
2363 Christ, preaching & teaching
2366 Christ, prophecies concerning
2530 Christ, death of
2575 Christ, temptation
4126 Satan, resistance to
5498 reward
5675 divorce
5731 parents
7555 Sadducees
9210 judgment, God's