Matthew:2:13-23
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And when they were departed ,
behold ,
the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream ,
saying ,
Arise ,
and take the young child and his mother ,
and flee into Egypt ,
and be thou there until I bring thee word :
for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him .
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When he arose ,
he took the young child and his mother by night ,
and departed into Egypt :
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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 .
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Then Herod ,
when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men ,
was exceeding wroth ,
and sent forth ,
and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem ,
and in all the coasts thereof ,
from two years old and under ,
according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men .
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Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet ,
saying ,
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In Rama was there a voice heard ,
lamentation ,
and weeping ,
and great mourning ,
Rachel weeping for her children ,
and would not be comforted ,
because they are not .
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But when Herod was dead ,
behold ,
an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt ,
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Saying ,
Arise ,
and take the young child and his mother ,
and go into the land of Israel :
for they are dead which sought the young child '
s life .
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And he arose ,
and took the young child and his mother ,
and came into the land of Israel .
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But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod ,
he was afraid to go thither :
notwithstanding ,
being warned of God in a dream ,
he turned aside into the parts of Galilee :
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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 .