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15 and they stayed there until Herod’s death. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “I called my Son out of Egypt.”[a]

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  1. 2:15 Hos 11:1.

15 where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled(A) what the Lord had said through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called my son.”[a](B)

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  1. Matthew 2:15 Hosea 11:1

The Lord’s Love for Israel

11 “When Israel was a child, I loved him,
    and I called my son out of Egypt.

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God’s Love for Israel

11 “When Israel was a child,(A) I loved(B) him,
    and out of Egypt I called my son.(C)

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22 Then you will tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son.

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22 Then say to Pharaoh, ‘This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son,(A)

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God brought them out of Egypt;
    for them he is as strong as a wild ox.
He devours all the nations that oppose him,
    breaking their bones in pieces,
    shooting them with arrows.

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“God brought them out of Egypt;
    they have the strength of a wild ox.
They devour hostile nations
    and break their bones in pieces;(A)
    with their arrows they pierce them.(B)

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44 Then he said, “When I was with you before, I told you that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms must be fulfilled.”

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44 He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you:(A) Everything must be fulfilled(B) that is written about me in the Law of Moses,(C) the Prophets(D) and the Psalms.”(E)

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22 All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through his prophet:

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22 All this took place to fulfill(A) what the Lord had said through the prophet:

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James Is Killed and Peter Is Imprisoned

12 About that time King Herod Agrippa[a] began to persecute some believers in the church. He had the apostle James (John’s brother) killed with a sword. When Herod saw how much this pleased the Jewish people, he also arrested Peter. (This took place during the Passover celebration.[b]) Then he imprisoned him, placing him under the guard of four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring Peter out for public trial after the Passover.

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Footnotes

  1. 12:1 Greek Herod the king. He was the nephew of Herod Antipas and a grandson of Herod the Great.
  2. 12:3 Greek the days of unleavened bread.

Peter’s Miraculous Escape From Prison

12 It was about this time that King Herod(A) arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them. He had James, the brother of John,(B) put to death with the sword.(C) When he saw that this met with approval among the Jews,(D) he proceeded to seize Peter also. This happened during the Festival of Unleavened Bread.(E) After arresting him, he put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out for public trial after the Passover.(F)

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54 But if I did, how would the Scriptures be fulfilled that describe what must happen now?”

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54 But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled(A) that say it must happen in this way?”

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This took place to fulfill the prophecy that said,

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This took place to fulfill(A) what was spoken through the prophet:

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16 but he warned them not to reveal who he was. 17 This fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah concerning him:

18 “Look at my Servant, whom I have chosen.
    He is my Beloved, who pleases me.
I will put my Spirit upon him,
    and he will proclaim justice to the nations.

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16 He warned them not to tell others about him.(A) 17 This was to fulfill(B) what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

18 “Here is my servant whom I have chosen,
    the one I love, in whom I delight;(C)
I will put my Spirit on him,(D)
    and he will proclaim justice to the nations.

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17 This fulfilled the word of the Lord through the prophet Isaiah, who said,

“He took our sicknesses
    and removed our diseases.”[a]

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  1. 8:17 Isa 53:4.

17 This was to fulfill(A) what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

“He took up our infirmities
    and bore our diseases.”[a](B)

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  1. Matthew 8:17 Isaiah 53:4 (see Septuagint)

14 This fulfilled what God said through the prophet Isaiah:

15 “In the land of Zebulun and of Naphtali,
    beside the sea, beyond the Jordan River,
    in Galilee where so many Gentiles live,

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14 to fulfill(A) what was said through the prophet Isaiah:

15 “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
    the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan,
    Galilee of the Gentiles—

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23 So the family went and lived in a town called Nazareth. This fulfilled what the prophets had said: “He will be called a Nazarene.”

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23 and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth.(A) So was fulfilled(B) what was said through the prophets, that he would be called a Nazarene.(C)

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