Christian Standard Bible
Matthew 2:15
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.
Matthew 2:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
- New International Version (NIV)where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called my son.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, "Out of Egypt I called my son."
- New King James Version (NKJV)and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
Context of Matthew 2:15
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.” 14So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night, and escaped to Egypt. He 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. 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. 17Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:
Read all of Matthew 2Matthew 2:15 word by word
καὶ ἦν ἐκεῖ ἕως τῆς τελευτῆς Ἡρῴδου, ἵνα πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν ὑπὸ κυρίου διὰ τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος· ἐξ Αἰγύπτου ἐκάλεσα τὸν υἱόν μου.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
- untilἕωςheōs · untilG2193
- the deathτελευτήteleutē · deathG5054
- of HerodἩρώδηςHērōdēs · HerodG2264
- thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- it might be fulfilledπληρόωplēroō · to fulfillG4137
- which was spokenἐρῶereō · to sayG2046
- ofὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
- the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- the prophetπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
- sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- EgyptΑἴγυπτοςAiguptos · EgyptG125
- have I calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
- myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
Cross-references for Matthew 2:15
- Matthew 2:19After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
- Acts 12:1About that time King Herod violently attacked some who belonged to the church,
- Matthew 2:17Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:
- Matthew 1:22Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:
- Matthew 4:14This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
- Matthew 8:17so that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: He himself took our weaknesses and carried our diseases.
- Matthew 12:16He warned them not to make him known,
- Matthew 21:4This took place so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled:
- Luke 24:44He told them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you — that everything written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”
- John 19:28After this, when Jesus knew that everything was now finished that the Scripture might be fulfilled, he said, “I’m thirsty.”
- Acts 1:16“Brothers and sisters, it was necessary that the Scripture be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit through the mouth of David foretold about Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.
- Exodus 4:22And you will say to Pharaoh: This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son.
- Numbers 24:8God brought him out of Egypt; he is like the horns of a wild ox for them. He will feed on enemy nations and gnaw their bones; he will strike them with his arrows.
- Hosea 11:1When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.
Commentaries on Matthew 2:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Out of Egypt have I called my son - This is quoted from Hosea 11:1, where the deliverance of Israel, and that only, is referred to. But as that deliverance was extraordinary, it is very likely that it had passed into a proverb, so that "Out of Egypt have I called my son," might have been used to express any signal deliverance. I confess, I can see no other reference it can have to the case in hand, unless we suppose, which is possible, that God might have…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15The death of Herod - Herod died in the thirty-seventh year of his reign. It is not certainly known in what year he began his reign, and hence it is impossible to determine the time that Joseph remained in Egypt. The best chronologers have supposed that he died somewhere between two and four years after the birth of Christ, but at what particular time cannot now be determined. Nor can it be ascertained at what age Jesus was taken into Egypt. It seems…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. 15Out of Egypt I called My Son: See Hosea 11:1, which refers to when God led the Israelites out of Egypt.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. And was there until the death of Herod--which took place not very long after this of a horrible disease; the details of which will be found in Josephus [Antiquities, 17.6.1,5,7,8]. that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying--(Ho 11:1). Out of Egypt have I called my son--Our Evangelist here quotes directly from the Hebrew, warily departing from the Septuagint, which renders the words, "From Egypt have I recalled his…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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