Matthew 2:13-15

The Flight to Egypt

13 Now when they had gone, behold, an ¹angel of the Lord ²appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him."

14 So Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night, and left for Egypt.

15 He remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: "³OUT OF EGYPT I CALLED ⁴MY SON."

Cross References

• 1. Acts 5:19; Acts 10:7; Acts 12:7-11
• 2. Matthew 2:12, 19
• 3. Hosea 11:1; Numbers 24:8
• 4. Exodus 4:22

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "he"
• [b] Lit "was"