Matthew 2:13
“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.”
Matthew 2:13 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- 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.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And after they were departed, behold an angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph, saying: Arise, and take the child and his mother, and fly into Egypt: and be there until I shall tell thee. For it will come to pass that Herod will seek the child to destroy him.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Now when they were departed, behold, an 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 tell thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
- DARBYDarby
- Now, they having departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph, saying, Arise, take to thee the little child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there until I shall tell thee; for Herod will seek the little child to destroy it.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And on their having withdrawn, lo, a messenger of the Lord doth appear in a dream to Joseph, saying, 'Having risen, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and be thou there till I may speak to thee, for Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him.'
- BPVBiblePics Version
- After they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Get up, take the young child and his mother, and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the young child to kill him."
Context: Matthew 2
11And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
12And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
13And 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.
14When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
15And 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.
About Matthew 2: The Visit of the Magi
Wise men visit Jesus, and King Herod orders all boys under 2 years old in Bethlehem to be killed.
Commentary
Matthew 2 is a chapter that focuses on the birth of Jesus and the events that followed. It begins with the wise men from the East coming to Jerusalem to ask where the newborn king of the Jews was. King Herod was troubled by this news and asked the chief priests and scribes to tell him where the Messiah was to be born. They told him Bethlehem, as it was prophesied in the Old Testament. Herod then sent the wise men to Bethlehem to find the child and bring him back to him.