Matthew 2:20
Douay-Rheims
Saying: Arise, and take the child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel. For they are dead that sought the life of the child.
John Chrysostom (attributed)
See how Joseph was set for ministering to Mary; when she went into Egypt and returned, who would have fulfilled to her this so needful ministry, had she not been betrothed? For to outward view Mary nourished and Joseph defended the Child; but in truth the Child supported His mother and protected Joseph. Return into the land of Israel; for He went down into Egypt as a physician, not to abide there, but to succour it sick with error. But the reason of the return is given in the words, They are dead, &c.
Source details
as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Matthew 2:19-20
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.