Matthew 2:14
When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
Matthew 2:14 in other translations
| BSB | So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, |
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| WEB | He arose and took the young child and his mother by night and departed into Egypt, |
| ASV | And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt; |
| YLT | And he, having risen, took the child and his mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, |
| DARBY | And, having arisen, he took to him the little child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt. |
| BBE | So he took the young child and his mother by night, and went into Egypt; |
| Webster | When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: |
What does Matthew 2:14 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 2:13-15
Egypt had been a house of bondage to Israel, and particularly cruel to the infants of Israel; yet it is to be a place of refuge to the holy Child Jesus. God, when he pleases, can make the worst of places serve the best of purposes. This was a trial of the faith of Joseph and Mary. But their faith, being tried, was found firm. If we and our infants are at any time in trouble, let us remember the straits in which…
Matthew 2:14 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Matthew 2:14
- Acts 26:21
For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.
- Matthew 2:20-21
Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child’s life. And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
- Matthew 1:24
Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
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Context
- Matthew 2:13
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.
- Matthew 2:14
When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
- Matthew 2:15
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 have I called my son.
Matthew 2:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y él despertando, tomó al niño y á su madre de noche, y se fué á Egipto; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et lui, s’étant levé, prit de nuit le petit enfant et sa mère, et se retira en Égypte. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er aber stand auf, nahm das Kindlein und seine Mutter des Nachts zu sich und zog hin nach Ägypten. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Qui consurgens accepit puerum et matrem ejus nocte, et secessit in Ægyptum: |