Matthew 2:16-18

Christian Standard Bible

The Massacre of the Innocents

¹⁶ Then 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.^{(A) 17} Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:

¹⁸ A voice was heard in Ramah,