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 filled with joy! 11They entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. When it was time to leave, they returned to their own country by another route, for God had warned them in a dream not to return to Herod. 13After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother,” the angel said. “Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.” 14That night Joseph left for Egypt with the child and Mary, his mother,

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 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.
• Matthew 1:20As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit.
• Matthew 27:19Just then, as Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Leave that innocent man alone. I suffered through a terrible nightmare about him last night.”
• Genesis 20:6In the dream God responded, “Yes, I know you are innocent. That’s why I kept you from sinning against me, and why I did not let you touch her.
• Genesis 31:24But the previous night God had appeared to Laban the Aramean in a dream and told him, “I’m warning you—leave Jacob alone!”
• Job 33:15He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they lie in their beds.
• Daniel 2:19That night the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven.
• Exodus 1:17But because the midwives feared God, they refused to obey the king’s orders. They allowed the boys to live, too.
• Acts 4:19But Peter and John replied, “Do you think God wants us to obey you rather than him?
• Acts 5:29But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than any human authority.
• 1 Corinthians 3:19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the Scriptures say, “He traps the wise in the snare of their own 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