Matthew 2:22 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 2:22

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,

BSB

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ASV

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judæa in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned of God in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee,

KJV

But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

When he heard that Archelaus did reign - Herod, having put Antipater his eldest son to death, altered his will, and thus disposed of his dominions: he gave the tetrarchy of Galilee and Petrea to his son Antipas; the tetrarchy of Gaulonitis, Trachonitis, Batanea, and Paneadis, to his son Philip; and left the kingdom of Judea to his eldest remaining son, Archelaus. This son partook of the cruel and blood-thirsty disposition of his father: at one of the passovers, he caused three thousand of the people to be put to death in the temple and city.

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Original language & word study

25 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἀκούσας	Akousas	Having heard	G191 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
Ἀρχέλαος	Archelaos	Archelaus	G745 →
βασιλεύει	basileuei	rules	G936 →
τῆς	tēs	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰουδαίας	Ioudaias	Judea	G2449 →
ἀντὶ	anti	in place of	G473 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
πατρὸς	patros	father	G3962 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of him	G846 →
Ἡρῴδου	Hērōdou	Herod	G2264 →
ἐφοβήθη	ephobēthē	he was afraid	G5399 →
ἐκεῖ	ekei	there	G1563 →
ἀπελθεῖν.	apelthein	to go.	G565 →
χρηματισθεὶς	chrēmatistheis	having been divinely warned	G5537 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
κατ᾽	kat᾽	in	G2596 →
ὄναρ	onar	a dream	G3677 →
ἀνεχώρησεν	anechōrēsen	he withdrew	G402 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
μέρη	merē	district	G3313 →
τῆς	tēs	<the>	G3588 →
Γαλιλαίας,	Galilaias	of Galilee,	G1056 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 7:52
“Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”
leads to
- John 7:41
  Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?
- John 1:46
  “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
- Isaiah 9:1–2
  Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way…
- Matthew 4:15–16
  “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
Through
Matthew 3:13
At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
leads to
- John 1:32–34
  Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.
Through
Luke 2:39
When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
leads to
- Luke 2:4
  So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.
- Matthew 3:15
  “Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.
- Deuteronomy 12:32
  See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.