Matthew 2:22

But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:

But {G1161} when he heard {G191} that {G3754} Archelaus {G745} did reign {G936} in {G1909} Judaea {G2449} in the room {G473} of his {G846} father {G3962} Herod {G2264}, he was afraid {G5399} to go {G565} thither {G1563}: notwithstanding {G1161}, being warned of God {G5537} in {G2596} a dream {G3677}, he turned aside {G402} into {G1519} the parts {G3313} of Galilee {G1056}:

However, when he heard that Archelaus had succeeded his father Herod as king of Y'hudah, he was afraid to go there. Warned in a dream, he withdrew to the Galil

But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judæa in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned of God in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee,

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Cross-References

  • Isaiah 48:17 (5 votes)

    Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I [am] the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way [that] thou shouldest go.

  • Isaiah 48:18 (5 votes)

    O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:

  • Luke 2:39 (5 votes)

    And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.

  • John 7:52 (4 votes)

    They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.

  • Psalms 73:24 (3 votes)

    Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me [to] glory.

  • Matthew 1:20 (3 votes)

    But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.

  • 1 Samuel 16:2 (3 votes)

    And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear [it], he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.