Focused Passage

Matthew 2:19-23

The Messiah Worshiped, Threatened, Preserved, and Called Out of Egypt

Matthew moves from Gentile worship of the newborn King, to Herod's murderous opposition, to divine preservation through Egypt, to grief in Bethlehem, and finally to the Messiah's humble settlement in Nazareth.

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

20 “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”

21 So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.

22 But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,

23 and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 19

Original words

After δὲ G1161 Conjunction - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Herod Ἡρῴδου G2264 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular died Τελευτήσαντος G5053 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular - ἰδοὺ G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular an angel ἄγγελος G32 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular of [the] Lord Κυρίου G2962 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular appeared φαίνεται G5316 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular in κατ’ G2596 Preposition a dream ὄναρ G3677 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular to τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular Joseph Ἰωσὴφ G2501 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition Egypt Αἰγύπτῳ G125 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 20

Original words

Get up Ἐγερθεὶς G1453 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular he said λέγων G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Take παράλαβε G3880 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular Child παιδίον G3813 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular mother μητέρα G3384 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction go πορεύου G4198 Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition [the] land γῆν G1093 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular of Israel Ἰσραήλ G2474 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular for γὰρ G1063 Conjunction those οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural seeking ζητοῦντες G2212 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular vvv τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular Child’s παιδίου G3813 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular life ψυχὴν G5590 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular are now dead τεθνήκασιν G2348 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 21

Original words

- G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular So δὲ G1161 Conjunction [Joseph] got up ἐγερθεὶς G1453 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular took παρέλαβεν G3880 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular Child παιδίον G3813 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular mother μητέρα G3384 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction went εἰσῆλθεν G1525 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition [the] land γῆν G1093 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular of Israel Ἰσραήλ G2474 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 22

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction when he learned ἀκούσας G191 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction Archelaus Ἀρχέλαος G745 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular was reigning in βασιλεύει G936 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular Judea Ἰουδαίας G2449 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular in place of ἀντὶ G473 Preposition - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular father πατρὸς G3962 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Herod Ἡρῴδου G2264 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular he was afraid ἐφοβήθη G5399 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular to go ἀπελθεῖν G565 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active there ἐκεῖ G1563 Adverb And δὲ G1161 Conjunction having been warned χρηματισθεὶς G5537 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular in κατ’ G2596 Preposition a dream ὄναρ G3677 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular he withdrew ἀνεχώρησεν G402 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural district μέρη G3313 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular of Galilee Γαλιλαίας G1056 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 23

Original words

and καὶ G2532 Conjunction he went ἐλθὼν G2064 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular [and] lived κατῴκησεν G2730 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular in εἰς G1519 Preposition a town πόλιν G4172 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular called λεγομένην G3004 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular Nazareth Ναζαρέτ G3478 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular So ὅπως G3704 Conjunction was fulfilled πληρωθῇ G4137 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular what τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular was spoken ῥηθὲν G2046 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular through διὰ G1223 Preposition the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural prophets προφητῶν G4396 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction He will be called κληθήσεται G2564 Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular a Nazarene Ναζωραῖος G3480 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular

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