English Standard Version
Matthew 2:13
13Now 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."
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.”
- 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.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother,” the angel said. “Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”
Context of Matthew 2:13
11And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. 12And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way. 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." 14And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt 15and 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."
Read all of Matthew 2Matthew 2:13 word by word
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 2:19But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
- Matthew 1:20But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 5:19But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said,
- Acts 10:7When the angel who spoke to him had departed, he called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among those who attended him,
- Acts 12:11When Peter came to himself, he said, "Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting."
- Hebrews 1:13And to which of the angels has he ever said, "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet"?
- Matthew 10:23When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
- Revelation 12:6and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, in which she is to be nourished for 1,260 days.
- Joshua 3:13And when the soles of the feet of the priests bearing the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off from flowing, and the waters coming down from above shall stand in one heap."
- Joshua 4:10For the priests bearing the ark stood in the midst of the Jordan until everything was finished that the Lord commanded Joshua to tell the people, according to all that Moses had commanded Joshua. The people passed over in haste.
- Daniel 3:25He answered and said, "But I see four men unbound, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods."
- Acts 16:36And the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, "The magistrates have sent to let you go. Therefore come out now and go in peace."
- Matthew 2:16Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.
- Exodus 1:22Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, "Every son that is born to the Hebrews you shall cast into the Nile, but you shall let every daughter live."
- Exodus 2:2The woman conceived and bore a son, and when she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him three months.
- Job 33:15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, while 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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