Matthew 2:22

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. After God warned him in a dream, he left for the region of Galilee

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In The King James Version

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:

In Context

21Joseph rose, took the child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

23and went and lived in a city called Nazareth. This fulfilled what had been spoken through the prophets, that he would be called a Nazarene.

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Cross References

Genesis 19:17When they had brought them out, one of the men said, “Run for your lives! Do not look back, or stay anywhere on the plain. Escape to the mountains so you are not swept away.”

Psalms 48:14For this God is our God forever and ever; 1 he will be our guide to death.

Psalms 107:6Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble, 1 and he rescued them out of their distress. 1

Isaiah 30:21Your ears will hear a word behind you saying, 1 “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left. 1

Matthew 1:20As he thought about these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, because the one who is conceived in her is conceived by the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 2:19When Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said,

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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