Matthew 2:21

And he arose and took to [him] the little child and its mother, and came into the land of Israel;

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

20Arise, take to [thee] the little child and its mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they who sought the life of the little child are dead.

22but 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,

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Cross References

Genesis 6:22And Noah did it; according to all that God had commanded him, so did he.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 2:20-23

Christ's Return from Egypt. 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. 21 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 Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God… Read the whole commentary →

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