Matthew 1:24

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took unto him his wife;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Joseph, having risen from the sleep, did as the messenger of the Lord directed him, and received his wife,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 1:24 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 6:22So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.
  2. Genesis 7:5And Noah did all that the LORD had commanded him.
  3. Genesis 22:2“Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”
  4. Exodus 40:16Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded him.
  5. Exodus 40:19Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering over the tent, just as the LORD had commanded him.
  6. Exodus 40:25and set up the lamps before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.
  7. Exodus 40:27and he burned fragrant incense on it, just as the LORD had commanded him.
  8. Exodus 40:32They washed whenever they entered the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  9. 2 Kings 5:11But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy.
  10. John 2:5His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
  11. John 15:14You are My friends if you do what I command you.
  12. Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
  13. Hebrews 11:24By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.
  14. James 2:21Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?

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