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Matthew 2:13
13After they were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Get up! Take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. For Herod is about to search for the child to kill him.”
Matthew 2:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
- New International Version (NIV)When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)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."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him.”
Context of Matthew 2:13
11Entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and falling to their knees, they worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 12And being warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their own country by another route. After they were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Get up! Take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. For Herod is about to search for the child to kill him.” 14So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night, and escaped to Egypt. 15He stayed there until Herod’s death, so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled: Out of Egypt I called my Son.
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Ἀναχωρησάντων δὲ αὐτῶν ἰδοὺ ἄγγελος κυρίου φαίνεται κατ᾽ ὄναρ τῷ Ἰωσὴφ λέγων· ἐγερθεὶς παράλαβε τὸ παιδίον καὶ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ καὶ φεῦγε εἰς Αἴγυπτον καὶ ἴσθι ἐκεῖ ἕως ἂν εἴπω σοι· μέλλει γὰρ Ἡρῴδης ζητεῖν τὸ παιδίον τοῦ ἀπολέσαι αὐτό.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- And whenδέde · thenG1161
- theyαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- were departedἀναχωρέωanachōreō · to leaveG402
- beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- the angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
- of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- appearethφαίνωphainō · to shine/appearG5316
- to JosephἸωσήφIōsēph · JosephG2501
- inκατάkata · according toG2596
- a dreamὄναρonar · dreamG3677
- sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Ariseἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
- and takeπαραλαμβάνωparalambanō · to takeG3880
- the young childπαιδίονpaidion · childG3813
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
- fleeφεύγωpheugō · to fleeG5343
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- EgyptΑἴγυπτοςAiguptos · EgyptG125
- be thouεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
- untilἕωςheōs · untilG2193
- ·ἄνan · ifG302
- I bringλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- theeσύsu · youG4771
- forγάρgar · forG1063
- HerodἩρώδηςHērōdēs · HerodG2264
- willμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
- seekζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
- to destroyἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
Cross-references for Matthew 2:13
- Matthew 2:19After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
- Matthew 1:20But after he had considered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 5:19But an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail during the night, brought them out, and said,
- Acts 10:7When the angel who spoke to him had gone, he called two of his household servants and a devout soldier, who was one of those who attended him.
- Acts 12:11When Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from all that the Jewish people expected.”
- Hebrews 1:13Now to which of the angels has he ever said: Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool?
- Matthew 10:23When they persecute you in one town, flee to another. For truly I tell you, you will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
- Revelation 12:6The woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared by God, to be nourished there for 1,260 days.
- Joshua 3:13When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the Lord, the Lord of the whole earth, come to rest in the Jordan’s water, its water will be cut off. The water flowing downstream will stand up in a mass.”
- Joshua 4:10The priests carrying the ark continued standing in the middle of the Jordan until everything was completed that the Lord had commanded Joshua to tell the people, in keeping with all that Moses had commanded Joshua. The people hurried across,
- Daniel 3:25He exclaimed, “Look! I see four men, not tied, walking around in the fire unharmed; and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.”
- Acts 16:36The jailer reported these words to Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders for you to be released. So come out now and go in peace.”
- Matthew 2:16Then Herod, when he realized that he had been outwitted by the wise men, flew into a rage. He gave orders to massacre all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, in keeping with the time he had learned from the wise men.
- Exodus 1:22Pharaoh then commanded all his people, “You must throw every son born to the Hebrews into the Nile, but let every daughter live.”
- Exodus 2:2The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son; when she saw that he was beautiful, she hid him for three months.
- Job 33:15In a dream, a vision in the night, when deep sleep comes over people as they slumber on their beds,
Commentaries on Matthew 2:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Flee into Egypt - Many Jews had settled in Egypt; not only those who had fled thither in the time of Jeremiah, see Jeremiah 48; but many others who had settled there also, on account of the temple which Onias IV. had built at Heliopolis. Those who could speak the Greek tongue enjoyed many advantages in that country: besides, they had the Greek version of the Septuagint, which had been translated nearly 300 years before this time. Egypt was now a Roman…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13The angel appeareth to Joseph in a dream - See Matthew 1:20. Flee into Egypt - Egypt is situated to the southwest of Judea, and is distant from Bethlehem perhaps about 60 miles. It was at this time a Roman province. There were many Jews there, who had a temple and synagogues (see the notes at Isaiah 19:18), and Joseph, therefore, would be among his own countrymen, and yet beyond the reach of Herod. The jurisdiction of Herod extended only to the River…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-15Verses 13-15 Egypt had been a house of bondage to Israel, and particularly cruel to the infants of Israel; yet it is to be a place of refuge to the holy Child Jesus. God, when he pleases, can make the worst of places serve the best of purposes. This was a trial of the faith of Joseph and Mary. But their faith, being tried, was found firm. If we and our infants are at any time in trouble, let us remember the straits in which Christ was when an infant.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-15flee to Egypt … until I tell you: This action fulfills the prophecy in Hosea 11:1 (refer to study note on Matthew 4:1–11; see also Genesis 15:13–16; 46:1–5; Exodus 15:1–21).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother--Observe this form of expression, repeated in Mt 2:14--another indirect hint that Joseph was no more than the Child's guardian. Indeed, personally considered, Joseph has no spiritual significance, and very little place at all, in the Gospel history. and flee into Egypt--which, being near, as Alford says, and…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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