Matthew 1:20

Good News Translation

While he was thinking about this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, descendant of David, do not be afraid to take Mary to be your wife. For it is by the Holy Spirit that she has conceived.

Cross References

Genesis 31:11

The angel of God spoke to me in the dream and said, ‘Jacob!’ ‘Yes,’ I answered.

Genesis 46:3

“I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go to Egypt; I will make your descendants a great nation there.

1 Kings 17:13

“Don't worry,” Elijah said to her. “Go on and prepare your meal. But first make a small loaf from what you have and bring it to me, and then prepare the rest for you and your son.

1 Kings 3:5

That night the Lord appeared to him in a dream and asked him, “What would you like me to give you?”

Psalm 119:125

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

Psalm 143:8

Remind me each morning of your constant love, for I put my trust in you. My prayers go up to you; show me the way I should go.

Psalm 94:19

Whenever I am anxious and worried, you comfort me and make me glad.

Proverbs 12:5

Honest people will treat you fairly; the wicked only want to deceive you.

Isaiah 26:3

You, Lord, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put their trust in you.

Isaiah 30:21

If you wander off the road to the right or the left, you will hear his voice behind you saying, “Here is the road. Follow it.”

Isaiah 51:7

“Listen to me, you that know what is right, who have my teaching fixed in your hearts. Do not be afraid when people taunt and insult you;

Isaiah 7:13

To that Isaiah replied, “Listen, now, descendants of King David. It's bad enough for you to wear out the patience of people—do you have to wear out God's patience too?

Isaiah 7:2

When word reached the king of Judah that the armies of Syria were already in the territory of Israel, he and all his people were so terrified that they trembled like trees shaking in the wind.

Jeremiah 31:22

How long will you hesitate, faithless people? I have created something new and different, as different as a woman protecting a man.”

Jeremiah 33:26

And just as surely as I have done this, so I will maintain my covenant with Jacob's descendants and with my servant David. I will choose one of David's descendants to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will be merciful to my people and make them prosperous again.”

Jeremiah 40:9

Gedaliah said to them, “I give you my word that there is no need for you to be afraid to surrender to the Babylonians. Settle in this land, serve the king of Babylonia, and all will go well with you.

Joel 2:28

“Afterward I will pour out my Spirit on everyone: your sons and daughters will proclaim my message; your old people will have dreams, and your young people will see visions.

Numbers 12:6

and the Lord said, “Now hear what I have to say! When there are prophets among you, I reveal myself to them in visions and speak to them in dreams.

Matthew 1:18

This was how the birth of Jesus Christ took place. His mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they were married, she found out that she was going to have a baby by the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 2:12

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

Matthew 2:13

After they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph and said, “Herod will be looking for the child in order to kill him. So get up, take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you to leave.”

Matthew 2:19

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

Matthew 2:22

But when Joseph heard that Archelaus had succeeded his father Herod as king of Judea, he was afraid to go there. He was given more instructions in a dream, so he went to the province of Galilee

Matthew 27:19

While Pilate was sitting in the judgment hall, his wife sent him a message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, because in a dream last night I suffered much on account of him.”

Matthew 28:5

The angel spoke to the women. “You must not be afraid,” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

Luke 1:19

“I am Gabriel,” the angel answered. “I stand in the presence of God, who sent me to speak to you and tell you this good news.

Luke 2:4

Joseph went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to the town of Bethlehem in Judea, the birthplace of King David. Joseph went there because he was a descendant of David.

Acts 5:19

But that night an angel of the Lord opened the prison gates, led the apostles out, and said to them,

Revelation 19:7

Let us rejoice and be glad; let us praise his greatness! For the time has come for the wedding of the Lamb, and his bride has prepared herself for it.

Judges 13:3

The Lord's angel appeared to her and said, “You have never been able to have children, but you will soon be pregnant and have a son.