Matthew 2:12

Matthew 2:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
• New International Version (NIV)And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then, being divinely warned in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed for their own country another way.

Context of Matthew 2:12

10When they saw the star, they were overwhelmed with joy. 11Entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and falling to their knees, they worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And being warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their own country by another route. 13After 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.” 14So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night, and escaped to Egypt.

Matthew 2:12 word by word

καὶ χρηματισθέντες κατ᾽ ὄναρ μὴ ἀνακάμψαι πρὸς Ἡρῴδην, δι᾽ ἄλλης ὁδοῦ ἀνεχώρησαν εἰς τὴν χώραν αὐτῶν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• being warned of Godχρηματίζωchrēmatizō · to announceG5537
• inκατάkata · according toG2596
• a dreamὄναρonar · dreamG3677
• that they shouldἀνακάμπτωanakamptō · to returnG344
• notμήmē · notG3361
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• HerodἩρώδηςHērōdēs · HerodG2264
• they departedἀναχωρέωanachōreō · to leaveG402
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• their ownαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• countryὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• countryχώραchōra · countryG5561
• ·διάdia · through/because ofG1223
• anotherἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• wayὁδόςhodos · roadG3598

Cross-references for Matthew 2:12

• Matthew 2:22But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned in a dream, he withdrew to the region of Galilee.
• Matthew 1:20But after he had considered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
• Matthew 27:19While he was sitting on the judge’s bench, his wife sent word to him, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for today I’ve suffered terribly in a dream because of him.”
• Genesis 20:6Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience. I have also kept you from sinning against me. Therefore I have not let you touch her.
• Genesis 31:24But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night. “Watch yourself!” God warned him. “Don’t say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”
• Job 33:15In a dream, a vision in the night, when deep sleep comes over people as they slumber on their beds,
• Daniel 2:19The mystery was then revealed to Daniel in a vision at night, and Daniel praised the God of the heavens
• Exodus 1:17The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live.
• Acts 4:19Peter and John answered them, “Whether it’s right in the sight of God for us to listen to you rather than to God, you decide;
• Acts 5:29Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than people.
• 1 Corinthians 3:19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, since it is written, He catches the wise in their craftiness;

Commentaries on Matthew 2:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Warned of God - This was done, doubtless, because, if they had given Herod precise information where he was, it would have been easy for him to send forth and kill him. And from this we learn that God will watch over those whom He loves; that He knows how to foil the purposes of the wicked, and to deliver His own out of the hands of those who would destroy them. In a dream - See the note at Matthew 1:20.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-12Verses 9-12 What joy these wise men felt upon this sight of the star, none know so well as those who, after a long and melancholy night of temptation and desertion, under the power of a spirit of bondage, at length receive the Spirit of adoption, witnessing with their spirits that they are the children of God. We may well think what a disappointment it was to them, when they found a cottage was his palace, and his own poor mother the only attendant he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-23This story shows how certain parts of the life of Jesus fulfilled Old Testament prophecies. This includes: his family history and birth (chapter 1), and the places he lived as a child (chapter 2). The story also shows how efforts to stop the plan of God do not work (2:1–15; see also 27:62–66).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed--or, "withdrew." to their own country another way--What a surprise would this vision be to the sages, just as they were preparing to carry the glad news of what they had seen to the pious king! But the Lord knew the bloody old tyrant better than to let him see their face again. The Flight into Egypt (Mt 2:13-15).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 2:12

• Heathen
• Jesus, the Christ
• Magi
• Wisdom
• Wise Men

In the dictionaries

• God
• Herod
• Herod, Herod Antipas
• Herod, Herod the Great
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Divination
• Dream
• Flee
• Herod the Great
• Jesus

Commentaries on Matthew 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings