Catholic Public Domain Version

Matthew 2:19-23 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

19. Then, when Herod had passed away, behold, an Angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph in Egypt,

20. saying: "Rise up, and take the boy and his mother, and go into the land of Israel. For those who were seeking the life of the boy have passed away."

21. And rising up, he took the boy and his mother, and he went into the land of Israel.

22. Then, hearing that Archelaus reigned in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned in sleep, he withdrew into parts of Galilee.

23. And arriving, he lived in a city which is called Nazareth, in order to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets: "For he shall be called a Nazarene."