Matthew 2:22

Full Chapter

September 29, 2025

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:

BSB

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,

WEB

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. Being warned in a dream, he withdrew into the region of Galilee,

YLT

and having heard that Archelaus doth reign over Judea instead of Herod his father, he was afraid to go thither, and having been divinely warned in a dream, he withdrew to the parts of Galilee,

F.O.G Original

(22) But hearing that Archelaus ruled in Judea in place of his father Herod, was afraid to go there. Now warned in a dream he left for the Galilee regions

F.O.G

(22) But hearing that Archelaus ruled in Judea in place of his father Herod, was afraid to go there. Now warned in a dream he left for the Galilee regions

F.O.G MSG

But when he heard that Archelausᵍ was ruling over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. After being warned in a dream, he withdrew to the region of Galilee.

Footnotes:

²²ᵍ Archelaus: Herod’s son who inherited Judea and was known for his brutal rule, making Joseph wisely choose to settle in Galilee under a different ruler instead.