Matthew 2:12

Webster's Bible (1833)

Being warned in a dream that they shouldn't return to Herod, they went back to their own country another way.

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  • Matt 2:22 : 22 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,
  • Matt 27:19 : 19 While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, "Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him."
  • Exod 1:17 : 17 But the midwives feared God, and didn't do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive.
  • Matt 1:20 : 20 But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
  • Matt 2:13 : 13 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."
  • Matt 2:19 : 19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
  • Job 33:15-17 : 15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falls on men, In slumbering on the bed; 16 Then he opens the ears of men, And seals their instruction, 17 That he may withdraw man from his purpose, And hide pride from man.
  • Dan 2:19 : 19 Then was the secret revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
  • Gen 20:6-7 : 6 God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I didn't allow you to touch her. 7 Now therefore, restore the man's wife. For he is a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you will live. If you don't restore her, know for sure that you will die, you, and all who are yours."
  • Gen 31:24 : 24 God came to Laban, the Syrian, in a dream of the night, and said to him, "Take heed to yourself that you don't speak to Jacob either good or bad."
  • Acts 4:19 : 19 But Peter and John answered them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves,
  • Acts 5:29 : 29 But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.
  • 1 Cor 3:19 : 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He has taken the wise in their craftiness."
  • Heb 11:7 : 7 By faith, Noah, being warned about things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his house, through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

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  • Matt 2:19-23
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    19But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,

    20"Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who sought the young child's life are dead."

    21He arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

    22But 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,

    23and came and lived in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets: "He will be called a Nazarene."

  • Matt 2:13-17
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    85%

    13Now 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."

    14He arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt,

    15and was there until the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt I called my son."

    16Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men.

    17Then that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying,

  • Matt 2:7-11
    5 verses
    78%

    7Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.

    8He sent them to Bethlehem, and said, "Go and search diligently for the young child. When you have found him, bring me word, so that I also may come and worship him."

    9They, having heard the king, went their way; and behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, until it came and stood over where the young child was.

    10When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

    11They came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

  • Matt 2:1-3
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    72%

    1Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men{The word for "wise men" (magoi) can also mean teachers, priests, physicians, astrologers, seers, interpreters of dreams, or sorcerers.} from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

    2"Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him."

    3When Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

  • Luke 2:15-18
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    15It happened, when the angels went away from them into the sky, that the shepherds said one to another, "Let's go to Bethlehem, now, and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."

    16They came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby was lying in the feeding trough.

    17When they saw it, they publicized widely the saying which was spoken to them about this child.

    18All who heard it wondered at the things which were spoken to them by the shepherds.

  • Luke 2:20
    71%

    20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told them.

  • Matt 1:20
    71%

    20But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

  • Matt 1:24
    69%

    24Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself;

  • Luke 2:6-9
    4 verses
    69%

    6It happened, while they were there, that the day had come that she should give birth.

    7She brought forth her firstborn son, and she wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a feeding trough, because there was no room for them in the inn.

    8There were shepherds in the same country staying in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

    9Behold, an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

  • 1 Kgs 13:10
    68%

    10So he went another way, and didn't return by the way that he came to Bethel.

  • Luke 2:43-45
    3 verses
    68%

    43and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. Joseph and his mother didn't know it,

    44but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day's journey, and they looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances.

    45When they didn't find him, they returned to Jerusalem, looking for him.

  • Matt 2:5
    68%

    5They said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written through the prophet,

  • Luke 2:39
    68%

    39When they had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.

  • Luke 2:12-13
    2 verses
    67%

    12This is the sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth, lying in a feeding trough."

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

  • Jer 41:17
    67%

    17and they departed, and lived in Geruth Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt,

  • Gen 37:19
    67%

    19They said one to another, "Behold, this dreamer comes.

  • Gen 31:24
    67%

    24God came to Laban, the Syrian, in a dream of the night, and said to him, "Take heed to yourself that you don't speak to Jacob either good or bad."

  • Exod 13:17
    66%

    17It happened, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God didn't lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, "Lest perhaps the people change their minds when they see war, and they return to Egypt;"

  • Gen 37:6
    66%

    6He said to them, "Please hear this dream which I have dreamed:

  • Acts 12:19
    66%

    19When Herod had sought for him, and didn't find him, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.

  • Luke 2:33
    65%

    33Joseph and his mother were marveling at the things which were spoken concerning him,

  • Dan 2:3
    65%

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

  • Dan 2:7
    65%

    7They answered the second time and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.

  • Luke 2:4
    65%

    4Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;

  • Ps 48:5
    65%

    5They saw it, then they were amazed. They were dismayed, They hurried away.