Matthew 2:12 - King James Version - American Edition

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

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² And having received an answer in sleep that they should not return to Herod, they went back another way into their country.

Matthew 2:12 Cross References

Genesis 31:24

And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

Exodus 1:17

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

Daniel 2:19

Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

Matthew 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 conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.

Matthew 2:13

And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

Matthew 2:19

But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

Matthew 2:22

But when he heard that Archela´us did reign in Judea 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:

Matthew 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.

Luke 2:26

And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

Acts 10:22

And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by a holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.

Acts 4:19

But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.

Acts 5:29

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

1 Corinthians 3:19

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God: for it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

Hebrews 11:7

By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

Hebrews 8:5

who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern showed to thee in the mount.