Matthew 2:13

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there until I bring you word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Now when they were departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I tell thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    When they were departed: beholde the angell of the Lorde appered to Ioseph in dreame sayinge: aryse and take the chylde and his mother and flye into Egypte and abyde there tyll I brynge the worde. For Herod will seke the chylde to destroye hym.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    When they were departed: beholde, the angell of the LORDE appered to Ioseph in a dreame, sayinge: aryse, and take the chylde and his mother, and flye into Egypte, and abyde there tyll I brynge the worde. For Herod wyl seke the chylde to destroye hym.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    After their departture, behold, the Angel of the Lord appeareth to Ioseph in a dreame, saying, Arise, and take the babe & his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there til I bring thee word: for Herod will seeke the babe, to destroy him.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    When they were departed, beholde, the Angel of the Lord appeared to Ioseph in a dreame, saying: Aryse, & take the young chylde and his mother, and flee into Egipte, and be thou there, tyll I bryng thee worde. For it wyll come to passe, that Herode shall seke ye young chylde, to destroy hym.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And on their having withdrawn, lo, a messenger of the Lord doth appear in a dream to Joseph, saying, `Having risen, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and be thou there till I may speak to thee, for Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Now when they were departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I tell thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Now when they were departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I tell thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Escape to Egypt After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said,“Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to look for the child to kill him.”

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 1:22 : 22 Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, "Every boy that is born you must throw into the Nile, but let every girl 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 2:12 : 12 And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another route.
  • Matt 2:16 : 16 Then 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.
  • Job 33:15 : 15 In a dream, a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, while they slumber on their beds,
  • Acts 5:19 : 19 But during the night, an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison and brought them out.
  • Acts 12:11 : 11 When Peter came to himself, he said, 'Now I truly know that the Lord sent His angel and rescued me from Herod's grasp and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.'
  • Acts 10:7 : 7 When the angel who spoke to Cornelius had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier who was one of his attendants.
  • Acts 10:22 : 22 They replied, 'Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man who is well-spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear what you have to say.'
  • Rev 12:6 : 6 The woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared by God to be taken care of for 1,260 days.
  • Rev 12:14 : 14 But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle so that she might fly to the wilderness, to her place where she is nourished for a time, times, and half a time, out of the serpent’s reach.
  • Acts 16:36 : 36 The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, 'The magistrates have sent orders for you to be released. Now you can leave. Go in peace.'
  • Heb 1:13-14 : 13 To which of the angels did God ever say, 'Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet'? 14 Are not all angels ministering spirits sent out to serve those who will inherit salvation?
  • Acts 7:19 : 19 This king dealt deceitfully with our people and oppressed our ancestors by forcing them to abandon their infants, so they would not survive.
  • Job 33:17 : 17 To turn a man from wrongdoing and to conceal pride from him.
  • Dan 3:25-26 : 25 He exclaimed, 'Look! I see four men, unbound, walking around in the fire unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods!' 26 Then Nebuchadnezzar approached the opening of the blazing fiery furnace and called out, 'Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, servants of the Most High God, come out and come here!' So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego came out of the fire.
  • Matt 2:19-20 : 19 After the death of Herod, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20 saying, '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.'
  • 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 10:23 : 23 When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. For truly I tell you, you will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
  • Exod 2:2-3 : 2 The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months. 3 When she could no longer hide him, she got a papyrus basket, coated it with tar and pitch, placed the child inside, and laid it among the reeds along the riverbank.
  • Josh 3:17 : 17 The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firmly on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed on dry ground until the entire nation had finished crossing the Jordan.
  • Josh 4:10 : 10 The priests carrying the ark stood in the middle of the Jordan until everything was completed that the LORD commanded Joshua to tell the people, just as Moses had instructed Joshua. The people hurried and crossed over.
  • Josh 4:18 : 18 When the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up from the middle of the Jordan, and their feet touched dry ground, the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and flowed over all its banks as they had before.
  • Josh 3:13 : 13 When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—rest in the waters of the Jordan, the water flowing down from upstream will be cut off and will stand in a heap.
  • Rev 12:4 : 4 Its tail swept a third of the stars from the sky and threw them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that it might devour her child the moment he was born.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Matt 2:14-23
    10 verses
    91%

    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:

    18'A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.'

    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 2:7-12
    6 verses
    85%

    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.

    12And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another route.

  • Matt 1:18-20
    3 verses
    77%

    18Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened in this way: When his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.

    19Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man and unwilling to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her quietly.

    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 1:22-25
    4 verses
    77%

    22All this happened to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:

    23'Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Emmanuel' (which means, 'God with us').

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

    25But he did not have marital relations with her until she gave birth to her firstborn son. And he named him Jesus.

  • Matt 2:1-3
    3 verses
    73%

    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 2:15-17
    3 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.

  • Jer 41:17
    70%

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

  • Luke 2:6-9
    4 verses
    70%

    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.

  • Luke 2:33
    70%

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

  • Luke 2:43
    69%

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

  • Luke 2:12-13
    2 verses
    69%

    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:

  • Luke 2:4
    69%

    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.

  • Luke 13:31
    69%

    31At that time, some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him, 'Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill you.'

  • Gen 37:6
    68%

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

  • Matt 4:12
    68%

    12When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, He withdrew to Galilee.

  • Matt 24:16
    67%

    16'then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.'

  • Acts 7:18
    67%

    18Then another king arose in Egypt, one who did not know Joseph.

  • Gen 37:19
    67%

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