Matthew 2:14 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Matthew 2:14
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Giotto di Bondone's The Flight into Egypt
Book	Gospel of Matthew
Christian Bible part	New Testament

Matthew 2:14 is the fourteenth verse of the second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. Joseph has been warned in a dream that he must flee to Egypt to escape the wrath of King Herod. An event known as the Flight into Egypt.

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In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:

When he arose, he took the

young child and his mother by

night, and departed into Egypt:

The World English Bible translates the passage as:

He arose and took the young

child and his mother by night,

and departed into Egypt,

The Novum Testamentum Graece text is:

ὁ δὲ ἐγερθεὶς παρέλαβεν τὸ παιδίον

καὶ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ νυκτὸς

καὶ ἀνεχώρησεν εἰς Αἴγυπτον,

For a collection of other versions see BibleHub Matthew 2:14

zh:逃往埃及