Matthew 2:15-17

Lexham English Bible

¹⁵ And he was there until the death of Herod, in order that what was said by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying,

Herod Has Innocent Children Murdered

¹⁶ Then Herod, when he^[a] saw that he had been deceived by the wise men, became very angry, and he sent soldiers^[b] and^[c] executed all the children in Bethlehem and in all the region around it from the age of two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined precisely from the wise men. ¹⁷ Then what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled, saying,