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Matthew 2:20-22
New English Translation
Matthew 2:20-22
New English Translation
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.” 21 So[a] he got up and took the child and his mother and returned to the land of Israel. 22 But when he heard that Archelaus[b] was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod,[c] he was afraid to go there. After being warned in a dream, he went to the regions of Galilee.
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- Matthew 2:21 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the angel’s instructions.
- Matthew 2:22 sn Archelaus took after his father Herod the Great in terms of cruelty and ruthlessness, so Joseph was afraid to go there. After further direction in a dream, he went instead to Galilee.
- Matthew 2:22 sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1.
Matthew 2:20-22
New International Version
Matthew 2:20-22
New International Version
20 and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child’s life are dead.”(A)
21 So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. 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,(B) he withdrew to the district of Galilee,(C)
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