Matthew 2:15 KJV
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.
Scofield Notes
- Out of EgyptThe words quoted are in Hos 11:1 and the passage illustrates the truth that prophetic utterances often have a latent and deeper meaning than at first...
Matthew Henry
- Jesus carried into EgyptEgypt 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,...
Thompson Chains
- Fulfillment (1)Link 2 of 18 · next Matthew 2:23
- Son of GodStarts here · next Matthew 3:17 · 9 links
Harmony of the Gospels
- § 11 The flight into Egypt. Herod's cruelty. The returnAlso Luke 2:39–40
Parallel Passages
- Hosea 11:1 When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Hosea 11:1 When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
- Exodus 4:22 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:
- Matthew 1:22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
- John 19:28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
- John 19:36 For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
- Numbers 24:8 God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
- Acts 12:23–24 And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. …
- Matthew 2:17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,
- Matthew 2:19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
- Matthew 2:23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
- Matthew 4:14–15 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, …
- Matthew 8:17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
- Matthew 12:16–18 And charged them that they should not make him known: …
- Matthew 21:4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,
- Matthew 26:54 But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
- Matthew 26:56 But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
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Topics
- Bethlehem Birthplace of Jesus
- Egypt Joseph takes Jesus to
- Fugitives Joseph, to Egypt
- Herod 1. King of Judah (Herod the Great)
- Jesus, the Christ Flight into and return from Egypt
- Joseph Warned in a dream to escape to Egypt in order to save the infant’s life
- Miracles The deliverance of Jesus
- Quotations and allusions In the new testament from, and to, the old testament
Timeline
- Timeline of the BibleAbout 2 BC · The Wise Men
Places
- EgyptRegion · today Ain Shams · Location well established
- Places in Matthew 2 on a map
Bible Dictionary
Greek and Strong’s
- And Καὶ Kai καί Conjunction
- was ἦν ēn Verb · imperfect active indicative, third person singular ἦν ēn
- there ἐκεῖ ekei ἐκεῖ Adverb
- until ἕως heōs ἕως Preposition
- the death τελευτῆς teleutēs τελευτή Noun · genitive feminine singular
- of Herod Ἡρώδου Hērōdou Ἡρώδης Noun · genitive masculine singular
- that ἵνα hina ἵνα Conjunction
- it might be fulfilled πληρωθῇ plērōthē πληρόω Verb · aorist passive subjunctive, third person singular
- which τῆς tēs ὁ Article · genitive feminine singular
- was spoken λέγοντος legontos Verb · present active participle, genitive masculine singular ῥέω rhéō
- of ὑπὸ hypo ὑπό Preposition
- the Lord τοῦ tou Article · genitive masculine singular Κυρίου Kyriou κύριος Noun · genitive masculine singular
- by διὰ dia διά Preposition
- the prophet τοῦ tou Article · genitive masculine singular προφήτου prophētou προφήτης Noun · genitive masculine singular
- saying τὸ to Pronoun · nominative neuter singular ῥηθὲν rhēthen λέγω Verb · aorist passive participle, nominative neuter singular
- Out of Ἐξ Ex ἐκ Preposition
- Egypt Αἰγύπτου Aigyptou Αἴγυπτος Noun · genitive feminine singular
- have I called ἐκάλεσα ekalesa καλέω Verb · aorist active indicative, first person singular
- my μου mou Pronoun · first person, genitive singular μοῦ moû
- son τὸν ton Article · accusative masculine singular υἱόν huion υἱός Noun · accusative masculine singular
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