Matthew 2:22
But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea 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:
KJV
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.
Greek NT
Audiens autem quod Archelaus regnaret in Judæa pro Herode patre suo, timuit illo ire : et admonitus in somnis, secessit in partes Galilææ.
Vulgate
But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judæa in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned of God in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee,
ASV
But hearing that Archclaus reigned in Judea in the room of Herod his father, he was afraid to go thither: and being warned in sleep retired into the quarters of Galilee.
Douay-Rheims
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In this verse
In the original Greek
21 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Γαλιλαία
galilaia
noun · 62×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βασιλεύω
basileuo
verb · 21×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
κατά
kata
preposition · 470×
μέρος
meros
noun · 42×
πατήρ
pater
noun · 412×
φοβέω
phobeo
verb · 95×
χρηματίζω
chrematizo
verb · 9×
ἀκούω
akouo
verb · 427×
ἀναχωρέω
anachoreo
verb · 13×
ἀντί
anti
preposition · 22×
ἀπέρχομαι
aperchomai
verb · 117×
Ἀρχέλαος
archelaos
noun · 1×
ἐκεῖ
ekei
adverb · 94×
Ἡρώδης
erodes
noun · 43×
Ἰουδαία
ioudaia
noun · 43×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὄναρ
onar
noun · 6×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
notable
SBLGNT: βασιλεύει | WH/NIV: βασιλεύει | Treg/RP: + ἐπὶ
- βασιλεύει — SBLGNT
- βασιλεύει — Westcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + ἐπὶ — Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ Ἡρῴδου | WH/Treg/NIV: τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ Ἡρῴδου | RP: Ἡρῴδου τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ
- τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ Ἡρῴδου — SBLGNT
- τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ Ἡρῴδου — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- Ἡρῴδου τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Covers the final years of Herod the Great, his death (c. 4 BC), and the division of his kingdom among his sons: Archelaus (Judea), Antipas (Galilee), and Philip (northeastern territories). Josephus's account of Herod's death helps date the birth of Jesus. The division of the kingdom is directly reflected in the Gospels.
Josephus provides a compressed history from the Maccabean revolt through the reign of Herod the Great. Covers the political upheavals that set the stage for the Roman-Herodian world of the New Testament. Parallels and supplements the accounts in Antiquities 14-17.
1. When Christ was born, according to the prophecies, in Bethlehem of Judea, at the time indicated, Herod was not a little disturbed by the enquiry of the magi who came from the east, asking where he who was born King of the Jews was to be found — for they had seen his star, and this was their reason for taking so long a journey; for they earnestly desired to worship the infant…
Cross-references
- 1Sam 16:2 — And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.
- Acts 9:13 — Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
- Gen 19:17 — And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed
- Isa 30:21 — And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
- Isa 48:17 — Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
- John 7:41 — Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
- John 7:52 — They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
- Luke 2:39 — And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
- Luke 2:39 — And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
- Matt 1:20 — But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceiv
- Matt 1:20 — But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceiv
- Matt 2:12 — And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
- Matt 2:12 — And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
- Matt 2:19 — But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
- Matt 2:19 — But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
- Matt 3:13 — Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
- Matt 3:13 — Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
- Matt 27:19 — When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
- Ps 48:14 — For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.
- Ps 73:24 — Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
- Ps 107:6 — Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
- Ps 121:8 — The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.