Matthew 1:24 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Matthew 1:24
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Mary and Joseph by Domenico Beccafumi c. 1518
Book	Gospel of Matthew
Christian Bible part	New Testament

Matthew 1:24 is the twenty-fourth verse of the first chapter in the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. Joseph has just been informed of the nature of Jesus and what he should do by an angel. In this verse Joseph carries out the angel's instructions.

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The original Koine Greek, according to Westcott and Hort, reads:

εγερθεις δε [ο] ιωσηφ απο του υπνου εποιησεν ως προσεταξεν

αυτω ο αγγελος κυριου και παρελαβεν την γυναικα αυτου

In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:

Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel

of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:

The World English Bible translates the passage as:

Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the

Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself;

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