¹⁵ and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, ^(A)“Out of Egypt I called My Son.”

God’s Continuing Love for Israel

²² Then you shall ^(A)say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord: ^(B)“Israel is My son, ^(C)My firstborn.

The Scriptures Opened

⁴⁴ Then He said to them, ^(A)“These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.”

²² So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying:

Herod’s Violence to the Church

12 Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church. ² Then he killed James ^(A)the brother of John with the sword. ³ And because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to seize Peter also. Now it was during ^(B)the Days of Unleavened Bread. ⁴ So ^(C)when he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four ^[a]squads of soldiers to keep him, intending to bring him before the people after Passover.

⁵⁴ How then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, ^(A)that it must happen thus?”

^4 [a]All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: