Matthew 2:12

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And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another route.

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  • Matt 2:22 : 22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the region of Galilee.
  • Matt 27:19 : 19 While he was seated on the judgment seat, his wife sent a message to him, saying, 'Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered greatly today in a dream because of Him.'
  • Exod 1:17 : 17 The midwives, however, feared God and did not obey the king of Egypt's command; they let the boys live.
  • Matt 1:20 : 20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, 'Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.'
  • Matt 2:13 : 13 After they departed, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, 'Get up, take the child and His mother, and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to destroy Him.'
  • Matt 2:19 : 19 After the death of Herod, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
  • Job 33:15-17 : 15 In a dream, a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, while they slumber on their beds, 16 then He opens the ears of men and seals their instruction. 17 To turn a man from wrongdoing and to conceal pride from him.
  • Dan 2:19 : 19 Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision during the night. And Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
  • Gen 20:6-7 : 6 Then God said to him in the dream, 'Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, so I also kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.' 7 Now return the man's wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, you can be sure that you and all who belong to you will die.'
  • Gen 31:24 : 24 But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, 'Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.'
  • Acts 4:19 : 19 But Peter and John replied, 'Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge.'
  • Acts 5:29 : 29 But Peter and the apostles replied, 'We must obey God rather than men.'
  • 1 Cor 3:19 : 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written, 'He catches the wise in their craftiness.'
  • Heb 11:7 : 7 By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverent fear prepared an ark for the salvation of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 2:19-23
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    85%

    19After the death of Herod, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

    20saying, 'Get up, take the child and His mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child's life are dead.'

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

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

    23He went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets, that He would be called a Nazarene.

  • Matt 2:13-17
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    85%

    13After they departed, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, 'Get up, take the child and His mother, and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to destroy Him.'

    14So Joseph got up, took the child and His mother during the night, and departed for Egypt.

    15They stayed there until the death of Herod, to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: 'Out of Egypt I called My Son.'

    16Then Herod, realizing that he had been deceived by the magi, became furious. He sent orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had determined from the magi.

    17Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:

  • Matt 2:7-11
    5 verses
    78%

    7Then Herod secretly called the magi and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.

    8He sent them to Bethlehem and said, 'Go and search carefully for the child. When you find Him, report back to me so that I too may go and worship Him.'

    9After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and behold, the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was.

    10When they saw the star, they were overjoyed with great emotion.

    11Entering the house, they saw the child with Mary His mother, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

  • Matt 2:1-3
    3 verses
    72%

    1After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea during the reign of King Herod, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem.

    2They asked, 'Where is the newborn King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.'

    3When King Herod heard this, he was deeply troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

  • Luke 2:15-18
    4 verses
    72%

    15When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."

    16So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.

    17When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child.

    18And all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them.

  • Luke 2:20
    71%

    20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

  • Matt 1:20
    71%

    20But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, 'Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.'

  • Matt 1:24
    69%

    24When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary as his wife.

  • Luke 2:6-9
    4 verses
    69%

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

    7And she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no room available for them in the inn.

    8And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.

    9Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

  • 1 Kgs 13:10
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    10So he went another way and did not return by the way he had come to Bethel.

  • Luke 2:43-45
    3 verses
    68%

    43When the festival was over and they were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but his parents were unaware of it.

    44Thinking he was in their traveling group, they went a day's journey. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends.

    45When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for him.

  • Matt 2:5
    68%

    5They replied, 'In Bethlehem of Judea, because this is what was written by the prophet:

  • Luke 2:39
    68%

    39When they had completed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

  • Luke 2:12-13
    2 verses
    67%

    12This will be a sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

    13Suddenly, there was with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:

  • Jer 41:17
    67%

    17They went and stayed at Geruth Chimham near Bethlehem, on their way to go to Egypt,

  • Gen 37:19
    67%

    19They said to one another, "Look, here comes the dreamer!"

  • Gen 31:24
    67%

    24But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, 'Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.'

  • Exod 13:17
    66%

    17When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the country of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, 'If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.'

  • Gen 37:6
    66%

    6Joseph said to them, "Please listen to this dream I had.

  • Acts 12:19
    66%

    19After Herod searched for him and did not find him, he interrogated the guards and ordered their execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.

  • Luke 2:33
    65%

    33The child's father and mother marveled at what was said about him.

  • Dan 2:3
    65%

    3The king said to them, "I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to understand the dream."

  • Dan 2:7
    65%

    7They answered again, saying, "Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will reveal its interpretation."

  • Luke 2:4
    65%

    4So Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he belonged to the house and line of David.

  • Ps 48:5
    65%

    5For behold, the kings assembled; they advanced together.