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

10They were overwhelmed with joy to see the star. 11When they entered the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary. So they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. God warned them in a dream not to go back to Herod. So they left for their country by another road. 13After they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. The angel said to him, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, because Herod intends to search for the child and kill him.” 14Joseph got up, took the child and his mother, and left for Egypt that night.

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 had succeeded his father Herod as king of Judea, Joseph was afraid to go there. Warned in a dream, he left for Galilee
• Matthew 1:20Joseph had this in mind when an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. The angel said to him, “Joseph, descendant of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife. She is pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
• Matthew 27:19While Pilate was judging the case, his wife sent him a message. It said, “Leave that innocent man alone. I’ve been very upset today because of a dream I had about him.”
• Genesis 20:6“Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience,” God said to him in the dream. “In fact, I kept you from sinning against me. That’s why I didn’t let you touch her.
• Genesis 31:24God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, “Be careful not to say anything at all to Jacob.”
• Job 33:15In a dream, a prophetic vision at night, when people fall into a deep sleep, when they sleep on their beds,
• Daniel 2:19The secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision during the night. So Daniel praised the God of heaven.
• Exodus 1:17However, the midwives feared God and didn’t obey the king of Egypt’s orders. They let the boys live.
• Acts 4:19Peter and John answered them, “Decide for yourselves whether God wants people to listen to you rather than to him.
• Acts 5:29Peter and the other apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than people.
• 1 Corinthians 3:19The wisdom of this world is nonsense in God’s sight. That’s why Scripture says, “God catches the wise in their cleverness.”

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