New King James Version
Matthew 2:22
22But 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.
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 Living Translation (NLT)But when he learned that the new ruler of Judea was Herod’s son Archelaus, he was afraid to go there. Then, after being warned in a dream, he left for the region of Galilee.
Context of Matthew 2:22
20saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the young Child’s life are dead.” 21Then he arose, took the young Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel. 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. 23And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, “He shall be called a Nazarene.”
Read all of Matthew 2Matthew 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
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 19:17So it came to pass, when they had brought them outside, that he said, “Escape for your life! Do not look behind you nor stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, lest you be destroyed.”
- 1 Samuel 16:2And Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears 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 9:13Then Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.
- Matthew 2:12Then, being divinely warned in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed for their own country another way.
- Matthew 1:20But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
- Psalms 48:14For this is God, Our God forever and ever; He will be our guide Even to death.
- Psalms 73:24You will guide me with Your counsel, And afterward receive me to glory.
- Psalms 107:6Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He delivered them out of their distresses.
- Psalms 121:8The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in From this time forth, and even forevermore.
- Isaiah 30:21Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” Whenever you turn to the right hand Or whenever you turn to the left.
- Isaiah 48:17Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you by the way you should go.
- Matthew 3:13Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him.
- Luke 2:39So when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.
- John 7:41Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, “Will the Christ come out of Galilee?
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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