Matthew 2:12 - Easy To Read Version

¹² But God warned the wise men in a dream. God warned them not to go back to Herod. {\cf2\super [24]} So the wise men went home to their own country a different way.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² 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 - Classic Edition

¹² 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.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

Common English Bible

¹² Because they were warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their own country by another route.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² And having received a response in sleep that they should not return to Herod, they went back by another way to their own region.

Matthew 2:12 Cross References

Matthew 2:22

But Joseph heard that Archelaus was now king in Judea. Archelaus became king when his father Herod died. So Joseph was afraid to go there. Joseph was warned in a dream. So Joseph left there and went to the area of Galilee.

Matthew 2:19

After Herod {\cf2\super [31]} died, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream. This happened while Joseph was in Egypt.

Matthew 2:13

After the wise men left, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream. The angel said, “Get up! Take the baby and his mother and escape to Egypt. Herod {\cf2\super [25]} will start looking for the baby. Herod wants to kill him. So stay in Egypt until I tell you \{it is safe\}.”

Matthew 27:19

Pilate said these things while he was sitting in the place for judging. While he was sitting there, his wife sent a message to him. The message said, “Don’t do anything with that man (Jesus). He is not guilty. And today I had a dream about him, and it troubled me very much.”

Matthew 1:20

But after Joseph thought about this, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream. The angel said, “Joseph, son of David, {\cf2\super [11]} don’t be afraid to accept Mary to be your wife. The baby that is in her is from the Holy Spirit. {\cf2\super [12]}

Exodus 1:17

But the nurses trusted [3] God. So they did not obey the king’s command. They let all the boy babies live.

Genesis 31:24

That night God went to Laban in a dream. God said, “Be careful! Be careful of every word you say to Jacob.”

Hebrews 11:7

Noah was warned by God about things that Noah could not yet see. But Noah had faith and respect for God. So Noah built a large boat to save his family. With his faith, Noah showed that the world was wrong. And Noah became one of those people who are made right with God through faith.

Acts 5:29

Peter and the other apostles {\cf2\super [98]} answered, “We must obey God, not you!

Acts 4:19

But Peter and John answered them, “What do you think is right? What would God want? Should we obey you or God?

Daniel 2:19

During the night, God explained the secret to Daniel in a vision. {\cf2\super [10]} Then Daniel praised the God of heaven.

1 Corinthians 3:19

Why? Because the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. It is like the Scriptures {\cf2\super [21]} say, “He (God) catches the wise (smart) people when they use their sneaky ways.” {\cf2\super [22]}

Luke 2:26

The Holy Spirit told Simeon that he would not die before he saw the Christ {\cf2\super [36]} from the Lord (God).

Acts 10:22

The men said, “A holy angel told Cornelius to invite you to his house. Cornelius is an army officer. {\cf2\super [208]} He is a good man; he worships God. All the Jewish people respect him. The angel told Cornelius to invite you to his house so that he can listen to the things you have to say.”

Hebrews 8:5

The work that these priests do is really only a copy and a shadow of the things that are in heaven. That is why God warned Moses {\cf2\super [82]} when Moses was ready to build the Holy Tent {\cf2\super [83]} : “Be sure to make everything exactly like the pattern I showed you on the mountain.” {\cf2\super [84]}