Matthew 2:21
19 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.
And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
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:
23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
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
- So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.
- KJV
- And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
- WEB
- He arose and took the young child and his 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.
- DARBY
- And he arose and took to [him] the little child and its mother, and came into the land of Israel;
- BLB
- And having arisen, he took the Child and His mother and came into the land of Israel.
- ÅB
- Og han sto opp og tok barnet og dets mor og kom til Israel.
- OTB
- Så sto Josef opp, tok barnet og hans mor, og dro til Israels land.
- B1930
- Og han stod op og tok barnet og dets mor og kom til Israels land.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 6:22
Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
Read in contextHebrews 11:8
By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
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