Matthew 2:13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise… 1. That when God brings forth good, evil is sure to oppose. 2. God permits wicked and lawless tyrants to be supreme for a time. 3. That cross-handed providences often bring our greatest mercies. 4. That while self is always in a hurry to display itself, real greatness is content to wait its time. (W. P. Balfern.) Parallel Verses KJV: And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. |
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