Matthew 2:19 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Matthew 2:19
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Daniele Crespi's painting of an angel speaking to Joseph, 1620s
Book	Gospel of Matthew
Christian Bible part	New Testament

Matthew 2:19 is the nineteenth verse of the second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. King Herod has launched the Massacre of the Innocents in an attempt to kill the infant Jesus, but the Holy family having been warned have left for Egypt. In this verse Joseph is again contacted by an angel and told that it is safe to return.

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

But when Herod was dead, behold,

an angel of the Lord appeareth

in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

The World English Bible translates the passage as:

But when Herod was dead, behold,

an angel of the Lord appeared in

a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,

The Novum Testamentum Graece text is:

Τελευτήσαντος δὲ τοῦ Ἡρῴδου, ἰδοὺ

ἄγγελος Κυρίου φαίνεται

κατ’ ὄναρ τῷ Ἰωσὴφ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ

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