Matthew 2:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.”
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“And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and having been divinely warned in a dream not to turn back unto Herod, through another way they withdrew to their own region.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 2:12 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 20:6Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.
- Genesis 31:24But that night God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream and warned him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”
- Exodus 1:17The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.
- Job 33:15In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,
- Daniel 2:19During the night, the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he blessed the God of heaven
- Matthew 1:20But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
- Matthew 2:13When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “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 kill Him.”
- Matthew 2:19After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
- Matthew 2:22But 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,
- Matthew 27:19While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”
- Acts 4:19But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.
- Acts 5:29But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
- 1 Corinthians 3:19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
- 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.
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