Matthew 2:20

Having arisen, take with you the young child and His mother, and depart into the land of Israel; for those seeking the life of the young child are dead.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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 Herod having died, behold, the angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in Egypt in a dream, saying;

21And having arisen he took with him the young child and His mother and came into the land of Israel.

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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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