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 5:25

5:25 Reach agreement ³  quickly with your accuser while on the way to court, ⁴  or he ⁵  may hand you over to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the warden, and you will be thrown into prison.

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 Grk “Make friends.”

⁴ tn The words “to court” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

⁵ tn Grk “the accuser.”