Matthew 2:16-18

The Massacre of the Innocents

16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been outwitted by the wise men, flew into a rage. He gave orders to massacre all the male children in and around Bethlehem who were two years[a] old and under, in keeping with the time he had learned from the wise men.
17 Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:
18 A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping, [b] and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; and she refused to be consoled, because they were no more. [c]

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Lit were from two years
  • [b]. Other mss read Ramah, lamentation, and weeping,
  • [c]. Jr 31:15
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