Matthew 2:12 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 2:12

10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

11 And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, ^athey presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

12 Then, being divinely warned ^ain a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed for their own country another way.

The Flight into Egypt

13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him.”

14 When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt,

15 and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, ^a“Out of Egypt I called My Son.”

Verse Comparison: Matthew 2:12

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

Amplified® Bible
And receiving an answer to their asking, they were divinely instructed {and} warned in a dream not to go back to Herod; so they departed to their own country by a different way.

Contemporary English Version
Later they were warned in a dream not to return to Herod, and they went back home by another road.

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

Good News Bible
Then they returned to their country by another road, since God had warned them in a dream not to go back to Herod.

International Standard Version
Having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they left for their own country by a different road.

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

New American Standard Bible
And having been warned {by God} in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.

New International Version
And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.

New King James Version
Then, being divinely warned in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed for their own country another way.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And having received a warning by God in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.

Revised Standard Version
And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.

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

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