The Meaning of Matthew 2:21 Explained

Matthew 2:21

KJV: And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

YLT: And he, having risen, took the child and his mother, and came to the land of Israel,

Darby: And he arose and took to him the little child and its mother, and came into the land of Israel;

ASV: And he arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Matthew 2:21?

MEANING: What does Matthew 2:21 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Matthew 2:21 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Matthew 2:21?

What is the context of Matthew 2:21?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Matthew 2:21 Mean?

Context Summary

Matthew 2:16-23 - "out Of Egypt Did I Call My Son"

The death of those little children was very pathetic. From the first it seemed as though our Lord's advent would bring not peace, but the sword. Their mothers have long since been comforted, but it was a bitter experience. The little ones were the nucleus of the great attendant crowd "that follow the Lamb whithersoever He goeth," Revelation 14:1-4.

They are dead that sought the young child's life. Such is the epitaph that may be written for those who have set themselves to oppose the cause of Christ. Voltaire's house in Geneva is now used as a Bible Society depot. Many of the books that made Christians tremble for the Ark, are to be found on the top shelves of second-hand libraries. There is no permanence in destructive criticism. The young child comes up out of Egypt. There is a sense in which the life of Jesus is the epitome of the story of Israel and the experience of each Christian. See that you do not linger in Egypt, but come up in the pathway of separation and consecration to His high purposes. [source]

Chapter Summary: Matthew 2

¹ The wise men from the east enquire after Jesus;
³ at which Herod is alarmed
⁹ They are directed by a star to Bethlehem, worship him, and offer their presents
¹³ Joseph flees into Egypt with Jesus and his mother
¹⁶ Herod slays the children;
²⁰ himself dies
²³ Jesus is brought back again into Galilee to Nazareth

What do the individual words in Matthew 2:21 mean?

- And having arisen he took the Child and the mother of Him came into [the] land of Israel

Ὁ δὲ ἐγερθεὶς παρέλαβεν τὸ παιδίον καὶ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς γῆν Ἰσραήλ

Ὁ	-
Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc.
ἐγερθεὶς	having arisen
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Passive, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ἐγείρω Sense: to arouse, cause to rise.
παρέλαβεν	he took
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: παραλαμβάνω Sense: to take to, to take with one’s self, to join to one’s self.
παιδίον	Child
Parse: Noun, Accusative Neuter Singular Root: παιδίον Sense: a young child, a little boy, a little girl.
μητέρα	mother
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular Root: μήτηρ Sense: a mother.
αὐτοῦ	of Him
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself.
εἰσῆλθεν	came
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: εἰσέρχομαι Sense: to go out or come in: to enter.
εἰς	into
Parse: Preposition Root: εἰς Sense: into, unto, to, towards, for, among.
γῆν	[the] land
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular Root: γῆ Sense: arable land.
Ἰσραήλ	of Israel
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: Ἰσραήλ Sense: the name given to the patriarch Jacob (and borne by him in addition to his former name).

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