Matthew 2:20

Translations

Modern

“Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”

Traditional

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.

Literal

…saying, “Having arisen, take the Child and His mother and go into the land of Israel, for those seeking the life of the Child have died.”

Latin

…dicens: Surge, et accipe puerum, et matrem ejus, et vade in terram Israël: defuncti sunt enim qui quærebant animam pueri.

Original

Greek

English

“Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”

Notes

Matthew 2:20–21

Jesus returned to Israel to fulfill the prophecy in Hosea 11:1 (see Hosea 2:13–15).

Matthew 1:1–2:23

This story shows how certain parts of the life of Jesus fulfilled Old Testament prophecies. This includes:

his family history and birth (chapter 1), and
the places he lived as a child (chapter 2).

The story also shows how efforts to stop the plan of God do not work (2:1–15; see also 27:62–66).

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Herod the Great Mary, Mother of Jesus God Protects His Servant

Events

Joseph and Mary return from Egyptc. 4 BC

Related verses

Exodus 4:19
Now the LORD had said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all the men who sought to kill you are dead.”
Matthew 2:13
When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
1 Kings 12:1–3
Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.
1 Kings 11:40
Solomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, where he remained until the death of Solomon.
1 Kings 11:21
When Hadad heard in Egypt that David had rested with his fathers and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead, he said to Pharaoh, “Let me go, that I may return to my own country.”
Proverbs 3:5–6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

Parallels

Luke 2:39–40

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Census Dreams Egypt, Egyptian Gospel of Matthew Magi Messiah Slaughter of the Innocents

Topics

Angels: Communicate the Will of God and Christ Dream: Concerning the Return Into Palestine Dreams: Mentioned in Scripture of Joseph Egypt: The Country of: Joseph Takes Jesus To God: Preserver: Jesus and his Parents God: Warning Joseph in Dreams Holy Land: Called: Land of Israel Jesus, the Christ: Flight Into and Return from Egypt Joseph: Husband of Mary: Warned in a Dream to Return to Nazareth Miracles: Catalogue of The Deliverance of Jesus

Matthew 2:20

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