Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
Parallel translations
- WEB Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself;
- BSB When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and embraced Mary as his wife.
- NKJV Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife,
- NASB And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife,
- NLT When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded and took Mary as his wife.
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Quick answer
Joseph wakes and obeys the angel, taking Mary as his wife. His prompt obedience models trusting faith.
Overview
Without recorded protest, Joseph does exactly as the angel commanded, embracing both Mary and the costly calling placed on him. His quiet obedience contrasts with the fear that had gripped him and shows faith expressed in action. By this act he steps into his appointed role in the story of redemption.
Cross-references & the web
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- Jas 2:21–26Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
- John 15:14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
- John 2:5–8His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
- Exod 40:27And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses.
- Exod 40:16Thus did Moses: according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he.
- Gen 22:2–3And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
- Exod 40:32When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the LORD commanded Moses.
- Heb 11:7–8By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
- Exod 40:19And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses.
- Gen 6:22Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
- Gen 7:5And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him.
- Exod 40:25And he lighted the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
- Heb 11:24–31By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter;
- 2 Kgs 5:11–14But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
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