Matthew 2:13-18
The Flight to Egypt
13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a
dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain
there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.”
13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a
dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain
there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.”
14 And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt
15 and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt I called my son.” Herod Kills the Children
16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious,
and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were
two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise
men.
and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were
two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise
men.
17 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah:
18 “A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be comforted, because they are no more.”
18 “A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be comforted, because they are no more.”