Matthew 2:14-15

The Voice

¹⁴ So Joseph got up in the middle of the night; he bundled up Mary and Jesus, and they left for Egypt.^[a]

¹⁶ After a few months had passed, Herod realized he’d been tricked. The wise men were not coming back. Herod, of course, was furious. He simply ordered that all boys who lived in or near Bethlehem and were two years of age and younger be killed. He knew the baby King was this age because of what the wise men told him.

¹⁵ Joseph, Mary, and Jesus stayed in Egypt until Herod died. This fulfilled yet another prophecy. The prophet Hosea once wrote, “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”