Matthew 2:15

and was there till the death of Herod; that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through his prophet, saying: Out of Egypt have I called my Son.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And 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.

In Context

14And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt,

16Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the Magi, was greatly enraged, and sent out and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem and in all its borders, from the age of two years and under, according to the time which he had strictly inquired of the Magi.

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Cross References

Matthew 2:17Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying:

Matthew 2:23and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets: He shall be called a Nazarene.

Matthew 8:17that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: He himself took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.

Matthew 21:4All this was done, that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:

Matthew Henry on Matthew 2:14-16

The Flight into Egypt. 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. 14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: 15 And 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… Read the whole commentary →

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