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Matthew 2:19

HerodJosephEgypt

17 Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:

18 “A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”

After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.

20 “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”

21 So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
KJV
But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
WEB
But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
ASV
But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
DARBY
But Herod having died, behold, an angel of [the] Lord appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
BLB
But [on] Herod having died, behold, an angel of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
ÅB
Men etter at Herodes var død åpenbarte Herrens engel seg i en drøm for Josef i Egypt og sa:
OTB
Etter Herodes' død, viste en Herrens engel seg for Josef i en drøm mens han var i Egypt,
B1930
Men da Herodes var død, se, da åpenbarer Herrens engel sig i en drøm for Josef i Egypten og sier:

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Cross references

  • Matthew 1:20

    But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

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  • Daniel 8:25

    Through his craft and by his hand, he will cause deceit to prosper, and in his own mind he will make himself great. In a time of peace he will destroy many, and he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be broken off, but not by human hands.

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  • Jeremiah 30:10

    As for you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.

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  • Isaiah 51:12

    “I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?

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  • Psalms 139:7

    Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?

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  • Ezekiel 11:16

    Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries to which they have gone.’

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  • Daniel 11:45

    He will pitch his royal tents between the sea and the beautiful holy mountain, but he will meet his end with no one to help him.

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  • Matthew 2:22

    But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,

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