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Matthew 2:12–13

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12And having been awarned bin a dream not to return to Herod, the magi departed for their own country by another way.

The Flight to Egypt

13Now when they had departed, behold, an aangel of the 1Lord *bappeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1In OT, Yahweh, cf. 2 Kin 1:3
  2. *Marks verbs that are historical presents in the Greek which have been translated with an English past tense in order to conform to modern usage.

Cross references

  1. aMatt 2:13, 19, 22; Luke 2:26; Acts 10:22; Heb 8:5; 11:7
  2. bJob 33:15, 16; Matt 1:20
  3. aActs 5:19; 10:7; 12:7–11
  4. bMatt 2:12, 19

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.

Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.

When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

And being warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their own country by another route.

After they were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Get up! Take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. For Herod is about to search for the child to kill him.”

NLTNew Living Translation

When it was time to leave, they returned to their own country by another route, for God had warned them in a dream not to return to Herod.

After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother,” the angel said. “Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their own country by another route.

Now after they had gone away, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph, saying, “Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. For Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.