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and when ye have found him, bring me word, that I also may come and worship him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And they, having heard the king, went their way; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they fell down and worshipped him; and opening their treasures they offered unto him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.</p> <a name="13" id="13"></a><p class="hdg">The Flight to Egypt<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../hosea/11.htm">Hosea 11:1-7</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>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.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt; <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>and was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt did I call my son.</p> <a name="16" id="16"></a><p class="hdg">Herod Slaughters Infants<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../jeremiah/31.htm">Jeremiah 31:1-30</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had carefully learned of the wise men. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>A voice was heard in Ramah, Weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; And she would not be comforted, because they are not.</p> <a name="19" id="19"></a><p class="hdg">The Return to Nazareth<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../isaiah/61.htm">Isaiah 61:1-11</a>; <a href="../matthew/13.htm#53">Matthew 13:53-58</a>; <a href="../mark/6.htm">Mark 6:1-6</a>; <a href="../luke/2.htm#39">Luke 2:39-40</a>; <a href="../luke/4.htm#16">Luke 4:16-30</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead that sought the young child's life. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And he arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned of God in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee, <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, that he should be called a Nazarene.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">English Revised Version, 1885<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../matthew/1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Matthew 1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Matthew 1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../matthew/3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Matthew 3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Matthew 3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/matthew/2-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe src="//biblemenus.com/adframe120.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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