Matthew 1:20 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²⁰ But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ But as he was thinking this over, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, descendant of David, do not be afraid to take Mary [as] your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of (from, out of) the Holy Spirit.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ But when he thought on these things, behold, an 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 Spirit.

Common English Bible

²⁰ As he was thinking about this, an angel from the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because the child she carries was conceived by the Holy Spirit.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ But while thinking over these things, behold, an Angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep, saying: "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to accept Mary as your wife. For what has been formed in her is of the Holy Spirit.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁰ But while he thought on these things, behold the angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep, saying: Joseph, 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 1:20 Cross References

Genesis 31:11

Then the angel of God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob,’ and I said, ‘Here I am!’

Genesis 46:3

Then he said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there.

1 Kings 17:13

Elijah said to her, “Do not be afraid; go and do as you have said, but first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make something for yourself and your son.

1 Kings 3:5

At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, “Ask what I should give you.”

Psalm 119:125

I am your servant; give me understanding, so that I may know your decrees.

Psalm 143:8

Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning, for in you I put my trust. Teach me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.

Psalm 94:19

When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.

Proverbs 12:5

The thoughts of the righteous are just; the advice of the wicked is treacherous.

Isaiah 26:3

Those of steadfast mind you keep in peace, in peace because they trust in you.

Isaiah 30:21

And when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left, your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”

Isaiah 51:7

Listen to me, you who know righteousness, you people who have my teaching in your hearts; do not fear the reproach of others, and do not be dismayed when they revile you.

Isaiah 7:13

Then Isaiah said, “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary mortals that you weary my God also?

Isaiah 7:2

When the house of David heard that Aram had allied itself with Ephraim, the heart of Ahaz and the heart of his people shook as the trees of the forest shake before the wind.

Jeremiah 31:22

How long will you waver, O faithless daughter? For the Lord has created a new thing on the earth: a woman encompasses a man.

Jeremiah 33:26

would I reject the offspring of Jacob and of my servant David and not choose any of his descendants as rulers over the offspring of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will restore their fortunes and will have mercy upon them.

Jeremiah 40:9

Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan swore to them and their troops, saying, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Stay in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall go well with you.

Joel 2:28

Then afterward I will pour out my spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.

Numbers 12:6

And he said, “Hear my words: When there are prophets among you, I the Lord make myself known to them in visions; I speak to them in dreams.

Matthew 1:18

Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be pregnant from the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 2:12

And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own country by another road.

Matthew 2:13

Now after they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.”

Matthew 2:19

When Herod died, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said,

Matthew 2:22

But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And after being warned in a dream, he went away to the district of Galilee.

Matthew 27:19

While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for today I have suffered a great deal because of a dream about him.”

Matthew 28:5

But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified.

Luke 1:19

The angel replied, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

Luke 2:4

Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David.

Acts 5:19

But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors, brought them out, and said,

Revelation 19:7

Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready;

Judges 13:3

And the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Although you are barren, having borne no children, you shall conceive and bear a son.