Bible Strands
Matthew 2:14
So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator reports Joseph’s immediate obedience to the angel’s nighttime command to flee with Mary and the Child to Egypt.
The words — ἐγερθεὶς (egertheis) translates as “having arisen,” and παρέλαβεν (parelaben) means “he took,” marking the physical sequence of waking and securing the pair before departure.
The thread — The account later notes this exile ends at Herod’s death, fulfilling the prophetic pattern recorded in Matthew 2:15.
Why it lands — The text requires a reader to recognize that divine preservation operates through sudden, costly movement rather than static safety.
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The Greek words
King James Version
When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
Cross-references
- Acts 26:21 For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.
- Matthew 2:20 “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”
- Matthew 1:24 When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced Mary as his wife.