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Matthew 2:15-16

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2:15 He stayed there until Herod 1  died. In this way what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet was fulfilled: “I called my Son out of Egypt.” 2 

2:16 When Herod 3  saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men 4  to kill all the children in Bethlehem 5  and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.

1 sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1.

2 sn A quotation from Hos 11:1.

3 sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1. Note the fulfillment of the prophecy given by the angel in 2:13.

4 tn Or “soldiers.”

5 map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.



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