Matthew 2:14

Matthew 2:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
• New International Version (NIV)So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt
• New King James Version (NKJV)When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt,

Context of Matthew 2:14

12After being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back by another route to their own country. 13After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to look for the child to kill him.” Then he got up, took the child and his mother during the night, and went to Egypt. 15He stayed there until Herod died. In this way what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet was fulfilled: “I called my Son out of Egypt.” 16When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.

Matthew 2:14 word by word

ὁ δὲ ἐγερθεὶς παρέλαβεν τὸ παιδίον καὶ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ νυκτὸς καὶ ἀνεχώρησεν εἰς Αἴγυπτον,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Whenδέde · thenG1161
• he aroseἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• he tookπαραλαμβάνωparalambanō · to takeG3880
• the young childπαιδίονpaidion · childG3813
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
• by nightνύξnux · nightG3571
• departedἀναχωρέωanachōreō · to leaveG402
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• EgyptΑἴγυπτοςAiguptos · EgyptG125

Cross-references for Matthew 2:14

• Matthew 2:20saying, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child’s life are dead.”
• Matthew 1:24When Joseph awoke from sleep he did what the angel of the Lord told him. He took his wife,
• Acts 26:21For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and were trying to kill me.

Commentaries on Matthew 2:14

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14When he arose - Having arisen; that is, he arose immediately after awaking from his dream, and prepared at once to obey the command, By night - Thus he showed his prompt obedience to the command, and at the same time so concealed his departure as to render himself and Mary and the child safe from pursuit.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. 1414. When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt--doubtless the same night.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 2:14

• Egypt
• Faith
• Fugitives
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joseph
• Miracles
• Obedience

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Dream
• Flee
• Herod the Great
• Jesus
• Lamentation
• Mary
• Warn
• Augury

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