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| 17 Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: | 17 Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: |
| 18 "A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more." | 18 "A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more." |
| 19 After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt | 19 After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt |
| 20 and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child's life are dead." | 20 and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child's life are dead." |
| 21 So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. | 21 So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. |
| 22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee, | 22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee, |
| 23 and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets: "He will be called a Nazarene." | 23 and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets: "He will be called a Nazarene." |
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