Matthew 2:14-16

International Children’s Bible

¹⁴ So Joseph got up and left for Egypt during the night with the child and his mother. ¹⁵ Joseph stayed in Egypt until Herod died. This was to make clear the full meaning of what the Lord had said through the prophet. The Lord said, “I called my son out of Egypt.”^[a]

Herod Kills the Baby Boys

¹⁶ When Herod saw that the wise men had tricked him, he was very angry. So he gave an order to kill all the baby boys in Bethlehem and in all the area around Bethlehem who were two years old or younger. This was in keeping with the time he learned from the wise men.