Matthew 2:22

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,

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KJV

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:

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WEB

World English Bible

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. Being warned in a dream, he withdrew into the region of Galilee,

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ASV

American Standard Version

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judæa in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned [of God] in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee,

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

But having heard that Archelaus reigns over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to depart [to] there. And having been divinely warned in a dream, he withdrew to the parts of Galilee.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Matthew 2

²⁰ “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”

²¹ So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.

²² But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,

²³ and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”

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