Your Spirit is in every place I go.\par Lord, I can’t escape you.\par
Matthew 2:19 - Easy To Read Version After Herod {\cf2\super [31]} died, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream. This happened while Joseph was in Egypt. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt American Standard Version (1901) But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, Common English Bible After King Herod died, an angel from the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, when Herod had passed away, behold, an Angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph in Egypt, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But when Herod was dead, behold an angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph in Egypt, |
Your Spirit is in every place I go.\par Lord, I can’t escape you.\par
God, people respect you\par when you punish evil people.\par You show your anger,\par and the survivors {\cf2\super [434]} become stronger.\par
The Lord says,\par “I am the One who comforts you.\par So why should you be afraid of people?\par They are only people that live and die.\par They are only humans—\par they die the same as grass.”\par
“So, Jacob {\cf2\super [237]} my servant, don’t be afraid!”\par This message is from the Lord.\par “Israel, don’t be afraid.\par I will save you from that faraway place.\par You are captives {\cf2\super [238]} in that faraway land,\par But I will save your descendants. {\cf2\super [239]} \par \{I will bring them back\} from that land.\par Jacob will have peace again.\par People will not bother Jacob.\par There will be no enemy to scare my people.\par
“So tell those people these things: The Lord our Master says, ‘It is true, I forced my people to go far away to other nations. I did scatter them among many countries. But I will be their temple for a short time while they are in those other countries.
“This king will be very smart and tricky. He will use his wisdom and lies to be successful. He will think that he is very important. He will destroy many people, when they least expect it. He will try to fight even the Prince of Princes (God). But that cruel king’s power will be destroyed. And it will not be a human hand that destroys him.
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]}
The angel said, “Get up! Take the baby and his mother and go to Israel. The people that were trying to kill the baby are now dead.”
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.
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.”
But during the night, an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail. The angel led the apostles outside and said,