Focused Passage

Matthew 2:13-18

The Messiah Worshiped, Threatened, Preserved, and Called Out of Egypt

Matthew moves from Gentile worship of the newborn King, to Herod's murderous opposition, to divine preservation through Egypt, to grief in Bethlehem, and finally to the Messiah's humble settlement in Nazareth.

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13When 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.”

14So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,

15where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”

16When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.

17Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:

18“A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 13

Original words

WhenδὲG1161Conjunction[the Magi]αὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Pluralhad goneἈναχωρησάντωνG402Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural-ἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singularan angelἄγγελοςG32Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof [the] LordκυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularappearedφαίνεταιG5316Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singularto JosephἸωσὴφG2501Noun - Dative Masculine Singularinκατ’G2596Prepositiona dreamὄναρG3677Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularGet upἘγερθεὶςG1453Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singularhe saidλέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularTakeπαράλαβεG3880Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularChildπαιδίονG3813Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularmotherμητέραG3384Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionfleeφεῦγεG5343Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositionEgyptΑἴγυπτονG125Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionStayἴσθιG1510Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularthereἐκεῖG1563AdverbuntilἕωςG2193Conjunction-ἂνG302ParticleI tellεἴπωG2036Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person SingularyouσοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person SingularforγὰρG1063ConjunctionHerodἩρῴδηςG2264Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularis goingμέλλειG3195Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto search forζητεῖνG2212Verb - Present Infinitive ActivetheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularChildπαιδίονG3813Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Singularto killἀπολέσαιG622Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveHimαὐτόG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular
Verse 14

Original words

-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularSoδὲG1161Conjunctionhe got upἐγερθεὶςG1453Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine SingulartookπαρέλαβενG3880Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularChildπαιδίονG3813Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularmotherμητέραG3384Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularby nightνυκτὸςG3571Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionwithdrewἀνεχώρησενG402Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositionEgyptΑἴγυπτονG125Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 15

Original words

-καὶG2532ConjunctionwhereἐκεῖG1563Adverbhe stayedἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularuntilἕωςG2193PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingulardeathτελευτῆςG5054Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularof HerodἩρῴδουG2264Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularThisἵναG2443ConjunctionfulfilledπληρωθῇG4137Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person SingularwhatτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter Singular-ὑπὸG5259Preposition[the] LordκυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularhad spokenῥηθὲνG2046Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter SingularthroughδιὰG1223PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularprophetπροφήτουG4396Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-λέγοντοςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularOutἘξG1537Prepositionof EgyptΑἰγύπτουG125Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularI calledἐκάλεσαG2564Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularSonυἱόνG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Hosea 11:1
Verse 16

Original words

WhenΤότεG5119AdverbHerodἩρῴδηςG2264Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsawἰδὼνG3708Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionhe had been outwittedἐνεπαίχθηG1702Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularbyὑπὸG5259PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralMagiμάγωνG3097Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralvvvλίανG3029Adverbhe was filled with rageἐθυμώθηG2373Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionSending ordersἀποστείλαςG649Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularhe put to deathἀνεῖλενG337Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularallπάνταςG3956Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluraltheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralboysπαῖδαςG3816Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722PrepositionBethlehemΒηθλέεμG965Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction. . .ἐνG1722Preposition. . .πᾶσιG3956Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Neuter PluralitsαὐτῆςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person SingularvicinityὁρίοιςG3725Noun - Dative Neuter Plural[who were]ἀπὸG575Prepositiontwo years oldδιετοῦςG1332Adjective - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionunderκατωτέρωG2736Adverbaccording toκατὰG2596PrepositiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingulartimeχρόνονG5550Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-ὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singularhe had learnedἠκρίβωσενG198Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularfromπαρὰG3844PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralMagiμάγωνG3097Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 17

Original words

ThenτότεG5119Adverbwhat wasτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularspokenῥηθὲνG2046Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter SingularthroughδιὰG1223PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularprophetπροφήτουG4396Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularJeremiahἸερεμίουG2408Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-λέγοντοςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singularwas fulfilledἐπληρώθηG4137Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 18

Original words

A voiceΦωνὴG5456Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularis heardἠκούσθηG191Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionRamahῬαμὰG4471Noun - Dative Feminine SingularweepingκλαυθμὸςG2805Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiongreatπολύςG4183Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularmourningὀδυρμὸςG3602Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularRachelῬαχὴλG4478Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularweeping [for]κλαίουσαG2799Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralherαὐτῆςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person SingularchildrenτέκναG5043Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionrefusingἤθελενG2309Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .οὐκG3756Adverbto be comfortedπαρακληθῆναιG3870Verb - Aorist Infinitive PassivebecauseὅτιG3754Conjunctionthey areεἰσίνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralno moreοὐκG3756Adverb

BSB notes

  • Jeremiah 31:15

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