Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also [a](A)kept you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 20:6 Lit restrained

Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept(A) you from sinning against me.(B) That is why I did not let you touch her.

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11 Then (A)the angel of God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob’; and I said, ‘Here I am.’

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11 The angel of God(A) said to me in the dream,(B) ‘Jacob.’ I answered, ‘Here I am.’(C)

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He said,

“Now hear My words:
If there is a prophet among you,
I, the Lord, will make Myself known to him in a (A)vision.
I will speak with him in a (B)dream.

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he said, “Listen to my words:

“When there is a prophet among you,
    I, the Lord, reveal(A) myself to them in visions,(B)
    I speak to them in dreams.(C)

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15 In a (A)dream, a vision of the night,
When deep sleep falls on people,
While they slumber in their beds,

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15 In a dream,(A) in a vision(B) of the night,(C)
    when deep sleep(D) falls on people
    as they slumber in their beds,

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20 But when he had thought this over, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “(A)Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for [a]the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

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  1. Matthew 1:20 Lit that which

20 But after he had considered this, an angel(A) of the Lord appeared to him in a dream(B) and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

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12 And after being (A)warned by God (B)in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.

The Escape to Egypt

13 Now when they had gone, behold, an (C)angel of the Lord *(D)appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”

14 So [a]Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night, and left for Egypt. 15 He [b]stayed there until the death of Herod; this happened so that what had been spoken by the Lord through [c]the prophet would be fulfilled: “(E)Out of Egypt I called (F)My Son.”

Herod Slaughters Babies

16 Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by (G)the magi, he became very enraged, and sent men and (H)killed all the boys who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity [d]who were two years old or under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi. 17 Then what had been spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:

18 (I)A voice was heard in Ramah,
Weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children;
And she refused to be comforted,
Because they were no more.”

19 But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord *(J)appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said, 20 “Get up, take the Child and His mother, and go to the land of Israel; for those who sought the Child’s life are dead.” 21 So [e]Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel. 22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Then after being (K)warned by God in a dream, he left for the regions of Galilee, 23 and came and settled in a city called (L)Nazareth. This happened so that what was spoken through the prophets would be fulfilled: “He will be called a (M)Nazarene.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 2:14 Lit he
  2. Matthew 2:15 Lit was
  3. Matthew 2:15 I.e., Hosea
  4. Matthew 2:16 Lit from two...and under
  5. Matthew 2:21 Lit he

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

The Escape to Egypt

13 When they had gone, an angel(C) of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream.(D) “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.”(E)

14 So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, 15 where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled(F) what the Lord had said through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called my son.”[a](G)

16 When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi. 17 Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:(H)

18 “A voice is heard in Ramah,
    weeping and great mourning,
Rachel(I) weeping for her children
    and refusing to be comforted,
    because they are no more.”[b](J)

The Return to Nazareth

19 After Herod died, an angel(K) of the Lord appeared in a dream(L) to Joseph in Egypt 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.”(M)

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,(N) he withdrew to the district of Galilee,(O) 23 and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth.(P) So was fulfilled(Q) what was said through the prophets, that he would be called a Nazarene.(R)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 2:15 Hosea 11:1
  2. Matthew 2:18 Jer. 31:15

19 But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord *(A)appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said,

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The Return to Nazareth

19 After Herod died, an angel(A) of the Lord appeared in a dream(B) to Joseph in Egypt

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22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Then after being (A)warned by God in a dream, he left for the regions of Galilee,

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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,(A) he withdrew to the district of Galilee,(B)

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