Matthew 2:13-18

International Standard Version

The Escape to Egypt

¹³ After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt,” he said. “Stay there until I tell you, because Herod intends to search for the child and kill him.” ¹⁴ So Joseph^[a] got up, took the child and his mother, and left at night for Egypt. ¹⁵ He stayed there until Herod’s death in order to fulfill what was declared by the Lord^[b] through the prophet when he said, “Out of Egypt I called my Son.”^[c]

The Massacre of the Infants

¹⁶ Herod flew into a rage when he learned that he had been tricked by the wise men, so he ordered the execution of all the male children in Bethlehem and all its neighboring regions, who were two years old and younger, according to the time that he had determined from the wise men. ¹⁷ Then what was declared by the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled when he said,