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11 And after coming into the house they saw the Child with (A)Mary His mother; and they [a]fell to the ground and (B)worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 12 And having been (C)warned (D)in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi departed for their own country by another way.

The Flight to Egypt

13 Now when they had departed, behold, an (E)angel of the [b]Lord *(F)appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 2:11 Face down in a prone position to indicate worship; lit prostrated
  2. Matthew 2:13 In OT, Yahweh, cf. 2 Kin 1:3