Matthew 2:14-16

EasyEnglish Bible

¹⁴ So Joseph got up and he took the child and his mother with him. They started on the journey to Egypt that night. ¹⁵ They all remained in Egypt until Herod died. This happened so that the words of the prophet would become true. The Lord God had said by his prophet, ‘I have called my son to come out of Egypt.’^[a]

Herod's soldiers kill the baby boys in Bethlehem

¹⁶ When the wise men did not return to Herod, he was very angry. He knew that they had deceived him. So he sent his men to Bethlehem. He said to them, ‘Kill all the baby boys in Bethlehem. Kill the boys who live near there too. Kill all the boys who are two years old or younger than that.’ The wise men had told Herod how long ago they had first seen the special star. So he decided to kill the baby boys of that age.