Matthew 2:20

Saying, Arise, and take the babe and his mother, and goe into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the babes life.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

19And whe Herod was dead, behold, an Angel of the Lord appeareth in a dreame to Ioseph in Egypt,

21Then he arose vp and tooke the babe and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

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Cross References

Exodus 4:19(For the Lord had said vnto Moses in Midian, Goe, returne to Egypt: for they are all dead which went about to kill thee)

1 Kings 11:40Salomon sought therefore to kill Ieroboam, and Ieroboam arose, and fled into Egypt vnto Shishak King of Egypt, and was in Egypt vntil the death of Salomon.

Proverbs 3:5Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and leane not vnto thine owne wisdome.

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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