Matthew 2:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²⁰ saying, ‘Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, because those who intended to kill the child are dead.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ And said, Rise, [tenderly] take unto you the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the Child's life are dead.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead that sought the young child’s life.

Common English Bible

²⁰ “Get up,” the angel said, “and take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel. Those who were trying to kill the child are dead.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ saying: "Rise up, and take the boy and his mother, and go into the land of Israel. For those who were seeking the life of the boy have passed away."

Matthew 2:20 Cross References

1 Kings 11:21

When Hadad heard in Egypt that David rested with his ancestors and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, ‘Let me leave, so I may go to my own country.’

1 Kings 11:40

Therefore, Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam,  but he fled to Egypt,  to King Shishak of Egypt,  where he remained until Solomon’s death.

Exodus 4:19

Now in Midian the Lord told Moses, ‘Return to Egypt, for all the men who wanted to kill you are dead.’

Matthew 2:13

After they were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, ‘Get up! Take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. For Herod is about to search for the child to kill him.’

Matthew 2:19

After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

Matthew 2:21

So he got up, took the child and his mother, and entered the land of Israel.