13 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. 14 And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and 15 departed into Egypt; 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 [_see Hos. 11:1_]. 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the [1]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 17 learned of the [1]wise men. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken [2]by Jeremiah the prophet, saying [_see Jer. 31:15_], 18 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. [Footnote 1: Gr. _Magi_.] [Footnote 2: Or, _through_.] § 16. THE CHILD BROUGHT FROM EGYPT TO NAZARETH Probably B.C. 4 Matt. 2:19-23 |Luke 2:39 | 19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel| of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph | 20 in Egypt, saying, Arise and take the young |39 And when they child and his mother, and go into the land | had accomplished of Israel: for they are dead that sought | all things that were 21 the young child's life. And he arose and | according to the law took the young child and his mother, and | of the Lord, they 22 came into the land of Israel. But when he | returned into heard that Archelaus was reigning over | Galilee, to their Judea in the room of his father Herod, he | own city Nazareth. was afraid to go thither; and being warned | _of God_ in a dream, he withdrew into the | 23 parts of Galilee, and came and dwelt in a | city called Nazareth: that it might be | fulfilled which was spoken [1]by the | prophets,[a] that he should be called a | Nazarene. | [Footnote 1: Or, _through_.] [Footnote a: _Cf._ Isa. 11:1 where the Messiah is called _Netzer_, a Branch, though Nazareth is not mentioned in the Old Testament.] § 17. THE CHILDHOOD OF JESUS AT NAZARETH Probably B.C. 4 to A.D. 7 Luke 2:40 40 And the child grew, and waxed strong, [1]filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.[a] [Footnote 1: Gr. _becoming full of wisdom_.]