Matthew 2:20
“Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who sought the young child’s life are dead.”
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In The King James Version
In Context
21He arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
Cross References
Exodus 4:19The LORD said to Moses in Midian, “Go, return into Egypt; for all the men who sought your life are dead.”
1 Kings 11:40Therefore Solomon sought to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam arose and fled into Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
Proverbs 3:5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.
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 →