Mat 2:19, Act 12:1-4, 23-24 | ESV | STEP | But when Herod died , behold , an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt ,

Matthew 2:19

The Return to Nazareth

19 But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

Acts 12:1-4

James Killed and Peter Imprisoned

1 About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. 2 He killed ^aJames the brother of John ^bwith the sword, 3 and when he saw ^cthat it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during ^dthe days of Unleavened Bread. 4 And when he had seized him, he put him ^ein prison, delivering him over to four ^fsquads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people.

Acts 12:23-24

23 Immediately ^gan angel of the Lord struck him down, because ^hhe did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last.

24 But ⁱthe word of God increased and multiplied.