New English Translation
Matthew 2:22
22But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. After being warned in a dream, he went to the regions of Galilee.
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
20saying, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child’s life are dead.” 21So he got up and took the child and his mother and returned to 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. After being warned in a dream, he went to the regions of Galilee. 23He came to a town called Nazareth and lived there. Then what had been spoken by the prophets was fulfilled, that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.
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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
Words taken from the KJV.
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- when he heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
- thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- ArchelausἈρχέλαοςArchelaos · ArchelausG745
- did reignβασιλεύωbasileuō · to reignG936
- inἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- Judeaὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- JudeaἸουδαίαIoudaia · JudeaG2449
- in the room ofἀντίanti · forG473
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
- HerodἩρώδηςHērōdēs · HerodG2264
- he was afraidφοβέωphobeō · to fearG5399
- to goἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
- thitherἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
- being warned of Godχρηματίζωchrēmatizō · to announceG5537
- inκατάkata · according toG2596
- a dreamὄναρonar · dreamG3677
- he turned asideἀναχωρέωanachōreō · to leaveG402
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- the partsμέροςmeros · partG3313
- of GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · GalileeG1056
Cross-references for Matthew 2:22
- Genesis 19:17When they had brought them outside, they said, “Run for your lives! Don’t look behind you or stop anywhere in the valley! Escape to the mountains or you will be destroyed!”
- 1 Samuel 16:2Samuel replied, “How can I go? Saul will hear about it and 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 replied, “Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem,
- Matthew 2:12After being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back by another route to their own country.
- Matthew 1:20When he had contemplated this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
- Psalms 48:14For God, our God, is our defender forever! He guides us!
- Psalms 73:24You guide me by your wise advice, and then you will lead me to a position of honor.
- Psalms 107:6They cried out to the Lord in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.
- Psalms 121:8The Lord will protect you in all you do, now and forevermore.
- Isaiah 30:21You will hear a word spoken behind you, saying, “This is the correct way, walk in it,” whether you are heading to the right or the left.
- Isaiah 48:17This is what the Lord, your protector, says, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you how to succeed, who leads you in the way you should go.
- Matthew 3:13Then Jesus came from Galilee to John to be baptized by him in the Jordan River.
- Luke 2:39So when Joseph and Mary had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
- John 7:41Others said, “This is the Christ!” But still others said, “No, for the Christ doesn’t come from Galilee, does 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
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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
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