Bible Strands
Matthew 2:21
So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joseph acts after learning those seeking the Child’s life are dead, fulfilling the angel’s command to leave Egypt and enter the land of Israel.
The words — ἐγερθεὶς (egertheis) translates to “having arisen,” and παρὲλαβεν (parelaben) translates to “he took,” marking the immediate physical sequence of Joseph’s departure.
The thread — This unhesitating return parallels Noah’s precise compliance in Genesis 6:22 and Abraham’s faith-driven departure in Hebrews 11:8.
Why it lands — The text records Joseph’s immediate movement in response to divine instruction, requiring the reader to treat obedience as concrete action rather than internal conviction.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
Cross-references
- Genesis 6:22 So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.
- Hebrews 11:8 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.