Matthew 2:12 Parallel Translations

God warned them in a dream not to go back to Herod. So they left for their country by another road.(GOD'S WORD®)

And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

ASV:

And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

BBE:

And it was made clear to them by God in a dream that they were not to go back to Herod; so they went into their country by another way.

DBY:

And being divinely instructed in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

ERV:

And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

WEY:

But being forbidden by God in a dream to return to Herod, they went back to their own country by a different route.

WBS:

And being warned by God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

WEB:

Being warned in a dream that they shouldn't return to Herod, they went back to their own country another way.

YLT:

and having been divinely warned in a dream not to turn back unto Herod, through another way they withdrew to their own region.

Matthew 2:12 Cross References

XREF:

Job 33:15 "In a dream, a vision of the night, When sound sleep falls on men, While they slumber in their beds,

Job 33:16 Then He opens the ears of men, And seals their instruction,

Matthew 1:20 But when he had considered this, 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.

Matthew 2:13 Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him."

Matthew 2:19 But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said,

Luke 2:26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

Acts 10:22 They said, "Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man well spoken of by the entire nation of the Jews, was divinely directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and hear a message from you."

Hebrews 8:5 who serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, just as Moses was warned by God when he was about to erect the tabernacle; for, "SEE," He says, "THAT YOU MAKE all things ACCORDING TO THE PATTERN WHICH WAS SHOWN YOU ON THE MOUNTAIN."

Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

2:12 And being {k} warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
(k) God warned and told them of it, even though they did not ask him.

PNT:

2:12 Being warned of God in a dream. Probably they were suspicious of Herod, for they could not fail to know his character, and asked God to guide them. He did so by a dream, and hence they avoided Jerusalem on their return.

MHC:

2:9-12 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 had. However, these wise men did not think themselves baffled; but having found the King they sought, they presented their gifts to him. The humble inquirer after Christ will not be stumbled at finding him and his disciples in obscure cottages, after having in vain sought them in palaces and populous cities. Is a soul busy, seeking after Christ? Would it worship him, and does it say, Alas! I am a foolish and poor creature, and have nothing to offer? Nothing! Hast thou not a heart, though unworthy of him, dark, hard, and foul? Give it to him as it is, and be willing that he use and dispose of it as it pleases him; he will take it, and will make it better, and thou shalt never repent having given it to him. He shall frame it to his own likeness, and will give thee himself, and be thine for ever. The gifts the wise men presented were gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Providence sent these as a seasonable relief to Joseph and Mary in their present poor condition. Thus our heavenly Father, who knows what his children need, uses some as stewards to supply the wants of others, and can provide for them, even from the ends of the earth.

CONC:

Clear Departed Different Divinely Dream Forbidden Herod Instructed Magi Region Return Returned Route Shouldn't Turn Warned Withdrew

Clear Country Departed Different Divinely Dream Forbidden Herod Instructed Magi Region Route Shouldn't Turn Warned Way Withdrew

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