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Matthew 2

Matthew 2:21

The Return to Nazareth · Matthew 2:19–23
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Translations

Modern
So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.
Traditional
And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
Literal
And having arisen, he took the Child and His mother and came into the land of Israel.
Latin
Qui consurgens, accepit puerum, et matrem ejus, et venit in terram Israël.

Original

Greek
English
So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.

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).

Events

Parallels

Luke 2:39–40

People

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

Glossary

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

Topics

Dream: Concerning the Return Into Palestine God: Preserver: Jesus and his Parents 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