Matthew 2:22

Matthew 2:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:
• New International Version (NIV)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, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,
• English Standard Version (ESV)But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea instead of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned by God in a dream, he turned aside into the region of Galilee.

Context of Matthew 2:22

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.” 21So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel. 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 warned by God in a dream, he left for the regions of Galilee, 23and came and settled in a city called Nazareth. This happened so that what was spoken through the prophets would be fulfilled: “He will be called a Nazarene.”

Matthew 2:22 word by word

Ἀκούσας δὲ ὅτι Ἀρχέλαος βασιλεύει τῆς Ἰουδαίας ἀντὶ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ Ἡρῴδου ἐφοβήθη ἐκεῖ ἀπελθεῖν. χρηματισθεὶς δὲ κατ᾽ ὄναρ ἀνεχώρησεν εἰς τὰ μέρη τῆς Γαλιλαίας,Read the interlinear

• But when he heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• that ArchelausἈρχέλαοςArchelaos · ArchelausG745
• was reigningβασιλεύωbasileuō · to reignG936
• over JudeaἸουδαίαIoudaia · JudeaG2449
• inἀντίanti · forG473
• his fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• HerodἩρώδηςHērōdēs · HerodG2264
• he wasφοβέωphobeō · to fearG5399
• to goἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
• Thenδέde · thenG1161
• warnedχρηματίζωchrēmatizō · to announceG5537
• in a dreamὄναρonar · dreamG3677
• he leftἀναχωρέωanachōreō · to leaveG402
• for the regionsμέροςmeros · partG3313
• of GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · GalileeG1056

Cross-references for Matthew 2:22

• Genesis 19:17When they had brought them outside, one said, “Escape for your life! Do not look behind you, and do not stay anywhere in the surrounding area; escape to the mountains, or you will be swept away.”
• 1 Samuel 16:2But Samuel said, “How can I go? When Saul hears about it, he will kill me.” But the Lord said, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’
• Acts 9:13But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he did to Your saints in Jerusalem;
• Matthew 2:12And after being warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.
• Matthew 1:20But when he had thought this over, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
• Psalms 48:14For such is God, Our God forever and ever; He will lead us until death.
• Psalms 73:24You will guide me with Your plan, And afterward receive me to glory.
• Psalms 107:6Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble; He saved them from their distresses.
• Psalms 121:8The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in From this time and forever.
• Isaiah 30:21Your ears will hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” whenever you turn to the right or to the left.
• Isaiah 48:17This is what the Lord says, He who is your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to benefit, Who leads you in the way you should go.
• Matthew 3:13Then Jesus arrived from Galilee at the Jordan, coming to John to be baptized by him.
• Luke 2:39And when His parents had completed everything in accordance with the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city of Nazareth.
• John 7:41Others were saying, “This is the Christ.” But others were saying, “Surely the Christ is not coming from Galilee, is He?

Commentaries on Matthew 2:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22When he heard that Archelaus did reign - Herod, having put Antipater his eldest son to death, altered his will, and thus disposed of his dominions: he gave the tetrarchy of Galilee and Petrea to his son Antipas; the tetrarchy of Gaulonitis, Trachonitis, Batanea, and Paneadis, to his son Philip; and left the kingdom of Judea to his eldest remaining son, Archelaus. This son partook of the cruel and blood-thirsty disposition of his father: at one of the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22He heard that Archelaus did reign - Archelaus possessed a cruel and tyrannical disposition similar to his father. At one of the Passovers he caused 3,000 of the people to be put to death in the temple and city. For his crimes, after he had reigned 9 years, he was banished by Augustus, the Roman emperor, to Gaul, where he died. Knowing his character, and fearing that he would not be safe, Joseph hesitated about going there, and was directed by God to go to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-23Verses 19-23 Egypt may serve to sojourn in, or take shelter in, for awhile, but not to abide in. Christ was sent to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, to them he must return. Did we but look upon the world as our Egypt, the place of our bondage and banishment, and heaven only as our Canaan, our home, our rest, we should as readily arise and depart thither, when we are called for, as Joseph did out of Egypt. The family must settle in Galilee. Nazareth…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22Archelaus, like his father, ruled with cruelty, injustice, and harshness. Joseph moved to Galilee to escape the control of Archelaus. This fulfilled a prophecy (see Matthew 4:12–16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod--Archelaus succeeded to Judea, Samaria, and Idumea; but Augustus refused him the title of king till it should be seen how he conducted himself; giving him only the title of ethnarch [Josephus, Antiquities, 17.11,4]. Above this, however, he never rose. The people, indeed, recognized him as his father's successor; and so it is here said that he "reigned in the room of…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 2:22

• Archelaus (Archaelaus)
• Dream
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joseph
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Galilee
• God
• Judea
• Herod
• Judaea, or Judea
• Galilee, Galilean
• Herod, Herod Antipas
• Herod, Herod the Great
• Judea, Judah
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry

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