Matthew 2:22

2:22 But when he heard that Archelaus 1  was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, 2  he was afraid to go there. After being warned in a dream, he went to the regions of Galilee.

Matthew 4:18

The Call of the Disciples

4:18 As 3  he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen). 4 

Matthew 28:7

28:7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead. He 5  is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there.’ Listen, I have told you!”

1 sn Archelaus took after his father Herod the Great in terms of cruelty and ruthlessness, so Joseph was afraid to go there. After further direction in a dream, he went instead to Galilee.

2 sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1.

3 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

4 tn The two phrases in this verse placed in parentheses are explanatory comments by the author, parenthetical in nature.

5 tn Grk “And behold he.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).