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Matthieu 2:21

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21 Joseph donc, s'étant levé, prit le petit enfant et sa mère, et s'en vint au pays d'Israël.

Matthieu 2:21 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 2:21

And he arose and took the young child and his mother
He exactly conformed in every circumstance to the orders given him, with respect to the persons he took, the place he went to, and the expeditiousness of doing it; and is an example of ready and cheerful obedience to the commands of God, worthy of imitation. We may learn from hence, as well as from some other instances already met with, a reason among others, why, though Mary was a virgin, and even if she was to continue so, yet she must be espoused to Joseph as her husband; that she might have one to take care of her and her young child, and be a means, under God, of preserving, protecting, and providing for them.

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Matthieu 2:21 In-Context

19 Mais après qu'Hérode fut mort, voici un ange du Seigneur apparut en songe à Joseph, en Égypte,
20 Et lui dit: Lève-toi, prends le petit enfant et sa mère, et retourne au pays d'Israël; car ceux qui en voulaient à la vie du petit enfant sont morts.
21 Joseph donc, s'étant levé, prit le petit enfant et sa mère, et s'en vint au pays d'Israël.
22 Mais comme il apprit qu'Archélaüs régnait en Judée à la place d'Hérode, son père, il craignit d'y aller, et, ayant été averti divinement en songe, il se retira dans les quartiers de la Galilée,
23 Et alla demeurer dans une ville appelée Nazareth; de sorte que fut accompli ce qui avait été dit par les prophètes: il sera appelé Nazarien.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.

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