Matthew 2:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 2:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 2:21 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwi..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 2:21 — KJV
“But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea 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:”
— Matthew 2:21 (KJV)
Matthew 2:21 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 2:21
“And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 2:21: herod, being, warned
“Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, tetrarch: or, governor of four provinces”
Shares key themes with Matthew 2:21: reign, judaea, herod
“Thou shalt prepare thee a way, and divide the coasts of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every slayer may flee thither.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 2:21: thither, god, into
“And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian. interpretation: Heb. breaking”
Shares key themes with Matthew 2:21: heard, dream, turned
“And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 2:21: thither, turned, aside
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