Matthew 2:12

And having received a response in sleep that they should not return to Herod, they went back by another way to their own region.

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In The King James Version

And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

In Context

11And entering the home, they found the boy with his mother Mary. And so, falling prostrate, they adored him. And opening their treasures, they offered him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

13And after they had gone away, behold, an Angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph, saying: “Rise up, and take the boy and his mother, and flee into Egypt. And remain there until I tell you. For it will happen that Herod will seek the boy to destroy him.”

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Cross References

Genesis 31:24And he saw in a dream, God saying to him, “Beware that you not speak anything harsh against Jacob.”

Job 33:15Through a dream in a vision of the night, when a deep sleep falls over men, and they are sleeping in their beds,

Matthew 1:20But while thinking over these things, behold, an Angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep, saying: “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to accept Mary as your wife. For what has been formed in her is of the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 2:19Then, when Herod had passed away, behold, an Angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph in Egypt,

Matthew 27:19But as he was sitting in the place for the tribunal, his wife sent to him, saying: “It is nothing to you, and he is just. For I have experienced many things today through a vision for his sake.”

Acts 5:29But Peter and the Apostles responded by saying: “It is necessary to obey God, more so than men.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 2:10-13

The Wise Men Worship Christ. 9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. 11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. 12 And being warned of… Read the whole commentary →

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