Matthew 2:21

Who arose, and took the child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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

20Saying: Arise, and take the child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel. For they are dead that sought the life of the child.

22But hearing that Archelaus reigned in Judea in the room of Herod his father, he was afraid to go thither: and being warned in sleep retired into the quarters of Galilee.

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Cross References

Genesis 6:22And Noe did all things which God commanded him.

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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