Matthew 2:22

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.

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,

²³ and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will 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.

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BSB: 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,
KJV: 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:
WEB: But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. Being warned in a dream, he withdrew into the region of Galilee,
ASV: But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned [of God] in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee,
DARBY: but having heard that 'Archelaus reigns over Judaea, instead of Herod his father,' he was afraid to go there; and having been divinely instructed in a dream, he went away into the parts of Galilee,
BLB: But having heard that Archelaus reigns over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to depart [to] there. And having been divinely warned in a dream, he withdrew to the parts of Galilee.

ÅB: Men da han hørte at Arkelaus var konge i Judea etter sin far Herodes, fryktet han for å dra dit. Men han ble varslet av Gud i en drøm og dro bort til Galilea.
OTB: Men da han hørte at Arkelaus regjerte over Judea i stedet for sin far Herodes, var han redd for å dra dit. Etter å ha blitt advart i en drøm, dro han til Galilea-området,
B1930: Men da han hørte at Arkelaus var konge i Judea efter sin far Herodes, fryktet han for å dra dit; men han blev varslet av Gud i en drøm og drog bort til Galilea.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 48:17–18
Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.
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John 7:52
“Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”
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Luke 2:39
When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
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Isaiah 30:21
And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”
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Matthew 2:12–13
And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.
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Psalms 107:6–7
Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.
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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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1 Samuel 16:2
“How can I go?” Samuel asked. “Saul will hear of it and kill me!” The LORD answered, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’
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