Matthew 2:19

¹⁷ Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,

¹⁸ In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

²⁰ Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child’s life.

²¹ And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

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.

Compare

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:

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Matthew 1:20
But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
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Daniel 8:25
And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
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Jeremiah 30:10
Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.
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Isaiah 51:12
I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;
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Psalms 139:7
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
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Ezekiel 11:16
Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.
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Daniel 11:45
And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
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Matthew 2:22
But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:
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