20saying, 'Having risen, take the child and his mother, and be going to the land of Israel, for they have died — those seeking the life of the child.'


In Context

17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

18 A voice in Ramah was heard — lamentation and weeping and much mourning — Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be comforted because they are not.'

19 And Herod having died, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream doth appear to Joseph in Egypt,

20 saying, 'Having risen, take the child and his mother, and be going to the land of Israel, for they have died — those seeking the life of the child.'

21 And he, having risen, took the child and his mother, and came to the land of Israel,

22 and having heard that Archelaus doth reign over Judea instead of Herod his father, he was afraid to go thither, and having been divinely warned in a dream, he withdrew to the parts of Galilee,

Matthew 2:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:20Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child’s life.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:20and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child's life are dead."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:20Saying: Arise, and take the child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel. For they are dead that sought the life of the child.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:20Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead that sought the young child's life.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:20Arise, take to thee the little child and its mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they who sought the life of the little child are dead.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:20saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead that sought the young child's life.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:20Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead who sought the young child's life.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:20|Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who sought the young child's life are dead.|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:20Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.