Matthew 2:15

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 the men had gone away, Joseph had a dream. In the dream, he saw one of the Lord God's angels. The angel said to him, ‘Herod will look for the child, so that his soldiers can kill him. You must get up and take the child and his mother with you. Go immediately to Egypt. I will tell you when you can return again. You must remain there until then.’ 14So Joseph got up and he took the child and his mother with him. They started on the journey to Egypt that night. They all remained in Egypt until Herod died. This happened so that the words of the prophet would become true. The Lord God had said by his prophet, ‘I have called my son to come out of Egypt.’ 16When the wise men did not return to Herod, he was very angry. He knew that they had deceived him. So he sent his men to Bethlehem. He said to them, ‘Kill all the baby boys in Bethlehem. Kill the boys who live near there too. Kill all the boys who are two years old or younger than that.’ The wise men had told Herod how long ago they had first seen the special star. So he decided to kill the baby boys of that age. 17In this way, these words that God's prophet Jeremiah spoke long ago became true:

Matthew 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, Joseph had a dream in Egypt. In the dream he saw one of the Lord God's angels.
• Acts 12:1At that time, King Herod took hold of some of the group of believers in Jerusalem. He wanted to cause them to suffer.
• Matthew 2:17In this way, these words that God's prophet Jeremiah spoke long ago became true:
• Matthew 1:22The Lord God had given a message about this to one of his prophets long ago. Now that message would become true.
• Matthew 4:14This caused God's message to become true. Long ago God had said through his prophet Isaiah:
• Matthew 8:17Jesus did this so that the words of the prophet Isaiah would become true: ‘He took away everything that makes us weak. He carried away everything that makes us ill.’
• Matthew 12:16He said to these people, ‘You must not tell anyone about me.’
• Matthew 21:4A prophet had spoken a message from God about this long ago. Now it became true.
• Luke 24:44Then he said to them, ‘I told you about these things while I was still with you. Everything that God's servants wrote about me in the Bible had to happen. Moses wrote about me in his book of God's Law. The prophets also wrote about me. The book called Psalms also tells about me. And now it has become true.’
• John 19:28After this, Jesus knew that everything was now finished. Then he said, ‘I am thirsty.’ He said this so that things would happen in the way the Bible already said.
• Acts 1:16‘My friends, long ago, the Holy Spirit gave King David a message to speak from God. He spoke about the things that Judas would do. Judas was the one who showed the soldiers how to catch Jesus. These things had to happen in the way that David wrote in the Bible long ago.
• Exodus 4:22Then you must speak to Pharaoh. You must say, “The Lord says, Israel is my first son.
• Numbers 24:8God brought them out of Egypt. God fights for them like a wild bull. He will destroy the nations who are their enemies. He will break their enemies' bones into pieces. He will shoot his arrows at them.
• Hosea 11:1The Lord says, ‘When Israel was a child, I loved him as my son. I called my son to come out of Egypt.

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

Topics related to Matthew 2:15

• Egypt
• Fugitives
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joseph
• Miracles
• Quotations and Allusions

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• Herod, Herod Antipas
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• Hosea, Prophecies of
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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