Matthew 2:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And was there till the death of Herod; so that the word of the Lord through the prophet might come true, Out of Egypt have I sent for my son.

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  • Hos 11:1 : 1 When Israel was a child he was dear to me; and I took my son out of Egypt.
  • Exod 4:22 : 22 And you are to say to Pharaoh, The Lord says, Israel is the first of my sons:
  • John 19:28 : 28 After this, being conscious that all things had now been done so that the Writings might come true, Jesus said, Give me water.
  • John 19:36 : 36 These things came about so that the Writings might be true, No bone of his body will be broken.
  • Matt 1:22 : 22 Now all this took place so that the word of the Lord by the prophet might come true,
  • Num 24:8 : 8 It is God who has taken him out of Egypt; his horns are like those of the mountain ox; the nations warring against him will be his food, their bones will be broken, they will be wounded with his arrows.
  • Acts 12:23-24 : 23 And straight away the angel of the Lord sent a disease on him, because he did not give the glory to God: and his flesh was wasted away by worms, and so he came to his end. 24 But the word of the Lord went on increasing.
  • Matt 2:17 : 17 Then the word of Jeremiah the prophet came true,
  • Matt 2:19 : 19 But when Herod was dead, an angel of the Lord came in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
  • Matt 2:23 : 23 And he came and was living in a town named Nazareth: so that the word of the prophets might come true, He will be named a Nazarene.
  • Matt 4:14-15 : 14 So that the word of the prophet Isaiah might come true, 15 The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,
  • Matt 8:17 : 17 So that the word of Isaiah the prophet might come true: He himself took our pains and our diseases.
  • Matt 12:16-18 : 16 Ordering them not to give people word of him: 17 So that what was said by Isaiah the prophet might come true, 18 See my servant, the man of my selection, my loved one in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit on him, and he will make my decision clear to the Gentiles.
  • Matt 21:4 : 4 Now this took place so that these words of the prophet might come true,
  • Matt 26:54 : 54 But how then would the Writings come true, which say that so it has to be?
  • Matt 26:56 : 56 But all this has taken place so that the writings of the prophets might come true. Then all his disciples went from him in flight.
  • Matt 27:35 : 35 And when they had put him on the cross, they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.
  • Luke 24:44 : 44 And he said to them, These are the words which I said to you when I was still with you, how it was necessary for all the things which are in the writings of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms about me, to be put into effect.
  • Acts 1:16 : 16 My brothers, the word of God had to be put into effect, which the Holy Spirit had said before, by the mouth of David, about Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus,
  • Acts 12:1-4 : 1 Now, about that time, Herod the king made cruel attacks on the Christians. 2 And he put James, the brother of John, to death with the sword. 3 And when he saw that this was pleasing to the Jews he went on to take Peter in addition. This was at the time of the feast of unleavened bread. 4 And having taken him, he put him in prison, with four bands of armed men to keep watch over him; his purpose being to take him out to the people after the Passover.

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  • Matt 2:11-14
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    11 And they came into the house, and saw the young child with Mary, his mother; and falling down on their faces they gave him worship; and from their store they gave him offerings of gold, perfume, and spices.

    12 And it was made clear to them by God in a dream that they were not to go back to Herod; so they went into their country by another way.

    13 And when they had gone, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream, saying, Get up and take the young child and his mother, and go into Egypt, and do not go from there till I give you word; for Herod will be searching for the young child to put him to death.

    14 So he took the young child and his mother by night, and went into Egypt;

  • Matt 2:16-23
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    16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was very angry; and he sent out, and put to death all the male children in Beth-lehem and in all the parts round about it, from two years old and under, acting on the knowledge which he had got with care from the wise men.

    17 Then the word of Jeremiah the prophet came true,

    18 In Ramah there was a sound of weeping and great sorrow, Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be comforted for their loss.

    19 But when Herod was dead, an angel of the Lord came in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

    20 Saying, Get up and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: because they who were attempting to take the young child's life are dead.

    21 And he got up, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

    22 But when it came to his ears that Archelaus was ruling over Judaea in the place of his father Herod, he was in fear of going there; and God having given him news of the danger in a dream, he went out of the way into the country parts of Galilee.

    23 And he came and was living in a town named Nazareth: so that the word of the prophets might come true, He will be named a Nazarene.

  • Matt 1:22-25
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    22 Now all this took place so that the word of the Lord by the prophet might come true,

    23 See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.

    24 And Joseph did as the angel of the Lord had said to him, and took her as his wife;

    25 And he had no connection with her till she had given birth to a son; and he gave him the name Jesus.

  • Matt 2:1-9
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    1 Now when the birth of Jesus took place in Beth-lehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

    2 Saying, Where is the King of the Jews whose birth has now taken place? We have seen his star in the east and have come to give him worship.

    3 And when it came to the ears of Herod the king, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

    4 And he got together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, questioning them as to where the birth-place of the Christ would be.

    5 And they said to him, In Beth-lehem of Judaea; for so it is said in the writings of the prophet,

    6 You Beth-lehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the chiefs of Judah: out of you will come a ruler, who will be the keeper of my people Israel.

    7 Then Herod sent for the wise men privately, and put questions to them about what time the star had been seen.

    8 And he sent them to Beth-lehem and said, Go and make certain where the young child is; and when you have seen him, let me have news of it, so that I may come and give him worship.

    9 And after hearing the king, they went on their way; and the star which they saw in the east went before them, till it came to rest over the place where the young child was.

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    1 When Israel was a child he was dear to me; and I took my son out of Egypt.

  • Matt 4:14
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    14 So that the word of the prophet Isaiah might come true,

  • Luke 2:16-17
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    16 And they came quickly, and saw Mary and Joseph, and the child in the place where the cattle had their food.

    17 And when they saw it, they gave them an account of the things which had been said to them about the child.

  • Luke 2:6-7
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    6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.

    7 And she had her first son; and folding him in linen, she put him to rest in the place where the cattle had their food, because there was no room for them in the house.

  • Mic 5:2-3
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    2 For this cause he will give them up till the time when she who is with child has given birth: then the rest of his brothers will come back to the children of Israel.

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  • Luke 2:33
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    33 And his father and mother were full of wonder at the things which were said about him.

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    4 Now this took place so that these words of the prophet might come true,

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    43 And when the days of the feast came to an end and they were going back, the boy Jesus was still in Jerusalem, but they had no knowledge of it:

  • Luke 2:4
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    4 And Joseph went up from Galilee, out of the town of Nazareth, into Judaea, to Beth-lehem, the town of David, because he was of the house and family of David,

  • Luke 2:26-27
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    26 And he had knowledge, through the Holy Spirit, that he would not see death till he had seen the Lord's Christ.

    27 And full of the Spirit he came into the Temple; and when the father and mother came in with the child Jesus, to do with him what was ordered by the law,

  • Matt 12:17
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    17 So that what was said by Isaiah the prophet might come true,

  • Luke 2:39
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    39 And when they had done all the things which were ordered by the law of the Lord, they went back to Galilee, to Nazareth, the town where they were living.

  • Luke 2:22
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    22 And when the necessary days for making them clean by the law of Moses had come to an end, they took him to Jerusalem to give him to the Lord

  • Hos 12:13
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    13 And Jacob went in flight into the field of Aram, and Israel became a servant for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.

  • Exod 13:14
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    14 And when your son says to you in time to come, What is the reason for this? say to him, By the strength of his hand the Lord took us out of Egypt, out of the prison-house:

  • Jer 41:17
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    17 And they went and were living in the resting-place of Chimham, which is near Beth-lehem on the way into Egypt,

  • Luke 2:12
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    12 And this is the sign to you: you will see a young child folded in linen, in the place where the cattle have their food.

  • Exod 13:8
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    8 And you will say to your son in that day, It is because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.

  • Luke 2:48
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    48 And when they saw him they were surprised, and his mother said to him, Son, why have you done this to us? see, your father and I have been looking for you with sorrow.

  • Matt 1:18
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    18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this way: when his mother Mary was going to be married to Joseph, before they came together the discovery was made that she was with child by the Holy Spirit.

  • Exod 2:10
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    10 And when the child was older, she took him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son, and she gave him the name Moses, Because, she said, I took him out of the water.