Matthew 2:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he got up, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

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  • Gen 6:22 : 22 And all these things Noah did; as God said, so he did.
  • Heb 11:8 : 8 By faith Abraham did as God said when he was ordered to go out into a place which was to be given to him as a heritage, and went out without knowledge of where he was going.

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  • Matt 2:19-20
    2 verses
    90%

    19 But when Herod was dead, an angel of the Lord came in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

    20 Saying, Get up and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: because they who were attempting to take the young child's life are dead.

  • Matt 2:11-17
    7 verses
    88%

    11 And they came into the house, and saw the young child with Mary, his mother; and falling down on their faces they gave him worship; and from their store they gave him offerings of gold, perfume, and spices.

    12 And it was made clear to them by God in a dream that they were not to go back to Herod; so they went into their country by another way.

    13 And when they had gone, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream, saying, Get up and take the young child and his mother, and go into Egypt, and do not go from there till I give you word; for Herod will be searching for the young child to put him to death.

    14 So he took the young child and his mother by night, and went into Egypt;

    15 And was there till the death of Herod; so that the word of the Lord through the prophet might come true, Out of Egypt have I sent for my son.

    16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was very angry; and he sent out, and put to death all the male children in Beth-lehem and in all the parts round about it, from two years old and under, acting on the knowledge which he had got with care from the wise men.

    17 Then the word of Jeremiah the prophet came true,

  • Matt 2:22-23
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    22 But when it came to his ears that Archelaus was ruling over Judaea in the place of his father Herod, he was in fear of going there; and God having given him news of the danger in a dream, he went out of the way into the country parts of Galilee.

    23 And he came and was living in a town named Nazareth: so that the word of the prophets might come true, He will be named a Nazarene.

  • Matt 2:7-9
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    7 Then Herod sent for the wise men privately, and put questions to them about what time the star had been seen.

    8 And he sent them to Beth-lehem and said, Go and make certain where the young child is; and when you have seen him, let me have news of it, so that I may come and give him worship.

    9 And after hearing the king, they went on their way; and the star which they saw in the east went before them, till it came to rest over the place where the young child was.

  • Matt 1:22-25
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    22 Now all this took place so that the word of the Lord by the prophet might come true,

    23 See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.

    24 And Joseph did as the angel of the Lord had said to him, and took her as his wife;

    25 And he had no connection with her till she had given birth to a son; and he gave him the name Jesus.

  • Luke 2:27-28
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    27 And full of the Spirit he came into the Temple; and when the father and mother came in with the child Jesus, to do with him what was ordered by the law,

    28 Then he took him in his arms and gave praise to God and said,

  • Luke 2:16-17
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    16 And they came quickly, and saw Mary and Joseph, and the child in the place where the cattle had their food.

    17 And when they saw it, they gave them an account of the things which had been said to them about the child.

  • 39 Then Mary got up and went quickly into the high lands, to a town of Judah;

  • Luke 2:4-7
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    4 And Joseph went up from Galilee, out of the town of Nazareth, into Judaea, to Beth-lehem, the town of David, because he was of the house and family of David,

    5 To be put on the list with Mary, his future wife, who was about to become a mother.

    6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.

    7 And she had her first son; and folding him in linen, she put him to rest in the place where the cattle had their food, because there was no room for them in the house.

  • 33 And his father and mother were full of wonder at the things which were said about him.

  • Matt 2:1-4
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    1 Now when the birth of Jesus took place in Beth-lehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

    2 Saying, Where is the King of the Jews whose birth has now taken place? We have seen his star in the east and have come to give him worship.

    3 And when it came to the ears of Herod the king, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

    4 And he got together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, questioning them as to where the birth-place of the Christ would be.

  • Luke 2:41-44
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    72%

    41 And every year his father and mother went to Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover.

    42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up, as their way was, to the feast;

    43 And when the days of the feast came to an end and they were going back, the boy Jesus was still in Jerusalem, but they had no knowledge of it:

    44 And in the belief that he was with some of their number, they went a day's journey; and after looking for him among their relations and friends,

  • 39 And when they had done all the things which were ordered by the law of the Lord, they went back to Galilee, to Nazareth, the town where they were living.

  • 51 And he went down with them and came to Nazareth; and did as he was ordered: and his mother kept all these words in her heart.

  • 20 But when he was giving thought to these things, an angel of the Lord came to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, have no fear of taking Mary as your wife; because that which is in her body is of the Holy Spirit.

  • Luke 2:20-22
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    70%

    20 Then the keepers of the sheep went back, giving glory and praise to God for all the things which had come to their ears and which they had seen, as it had been said to them.

    21 And when, after eight days, the time came for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name which the angel had given to him before his birth.

    22 And when the necessary days for making them clean by the law of Moses had come to an end, they took him to Jerusalem to give him to the Lord

  • 17 And they went and were living in the resting-place of Chimham, which is near Beth-lehem on the way into Egypt,

  • Matt 4:12-13
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    69%

    12 Now when it came to his ears that John had been put in prison, he went away to Galilee;

    13 And going away from Nazareth, he came and made his living-place in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the country of Zebulun and Naphtali:

  • 3 And he will take his place and give food to his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the glory of the name of the Lord his God; and their resting-place will be safe: for now he will be great to the ends of the earth.

  • 80 And the child became tall, and strong in spirit; and he was living in the waste land till the day when he came before the eyes of Israel.

  • 3 He went out of Judaea into Galilee again.

  • 48 And when they saw him they were surprised, and his mother said to him, Son, why have you done this to us? see, your father and I have been looking for you with sorrow.

  • 1 When Israel was a child he was dear to me; and I took my son out of Egypt.