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Matthew 2:14-16
New Century Version
Matthew 2:14-16
New Century Version
14 So Joseph got up and left for Egypt during the night with the child and his mother. 15 And Joseph stayed in Egypt until Herod died. This happened to bring about what the Lord had said through the prophet: “I called my son out of Egypt.”[a]
Herod Kills the Baby Boys
16 When Herod saw that the wise men had tricked him, he was furious. So he gave an order to kill all the baby boys in Bethlehem and in the surrounding area who were two years old or younger. This was in keeping with the time he learned from the wise men.
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- 2:15 “I called . . . Egypt.” Quotation from Hosea 11:1.
New Century Version (NCV)
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