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An Intertextuality Pair — one connection between two passages, shown as linked verse cards: the Later text and the Earlier text it quotes, alludes to or echoes. The Significance essay explains why the link matters and where it points in Christ.

Reference Type— how explicit the link is: Quotation, Allusion, or Echo
Connection Method(s)— how it carries meaning: e.g. Typology, Promise-Fulfillment, Analogy, Longitudinal Theme
Found via— where the connection was identified, e.g. the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge or an Anchor-Text Network

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Intertextuality Pair

Matthew 26:31 → Zechariah 13:7

Quotation

Later text

Matthew 26:31BSB

Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’

Earlier text

Zechariah 13:7BSB

Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.

Walk the Square · a single-voice walk of this pair around the Clowney square9:57

Significance

Zechariah's prophecy appears in an eschatological context describing God striking his shepherd-representative, resulting in the flock's scattering. Jesus applies this to his impending death and the disciples' desertion. The striking comes from God himself, indicating divine purpose in Messiah's suffering. This reveals that God's sovereign plan encompasses even the disciples' temporary failure and flight. Yet the prophecy's larger context includes restoration, hinting that scattering is not final. Jesus fulfills the shepherd role who must be struck so that redemption can proceed.

Found via: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Promise-Fulfillment

▸ Strike the Shepherd

Linked Mentions 4

Trajectory Tables 2

Longitudinal Themes 1

Shepherd

Anchor Texts 1

Zechariah 13:7 — Strike the Shepherd

Matthew 26:31 → Zechariah 13:7

Significance

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