Matthew 2:21

So he rose and took the child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

Montgomery New Testament

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, "Rise! Take the child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the life of the child are dead."

22But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there; and being warned of God in a dream, he withdrew into Galilee and settled in a town called Nazareth,

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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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