Matthew 2:13-18 (NRSV)
The
Holy Innocents, Martyrs 13Now after they had left, an angel
of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Get up, take the
child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you;
for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him." 14Then
Joseph got up, took the child and his mother by night, and went to Egypt,
15and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill
what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet, "Out of Egypt
I have called my son." 16When Herod saw that he had
been tricked by the wise men, he was infuriated, and he sent and killed all
the children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or under, according
to the time that he had learned from the wise men. 17Then was
fulfilled what had been spoken through the prophet Jeremiah:
18"A
voice was heard in Ramah,
wailing and loud lamentation,
Rachel weeping
for her children;
she refused to be consoled, because they are no more."
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