Matthew 2
1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
12 And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
13 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.
14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,
18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child’s life.
21 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
22 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:
23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
Cross-references
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- 1Mic 5:2, Jhn 7:42, Luk 2:4–7, Luk 2:11, Psa 72:9–12, Isa 11:10, Gen 49:10, Isa 60:1–22
- 2Num 24:17, Jer 23:5, Rev 22:16, Zec 9:9, Isa 9:6–7, Isa 60:3, Jhn 18:37, Heb 1:6
- 3Act 17:6–7, Jhn 11:47–48, Mat 23:37, Act 4:2, Mat 8:29, Act 16:20–21, Act 5:24–28, 1Ki 18:17–18
- 4Act 6:12, Mat 7:29, Mat 21:23, Act 23:9, Act 4:5, Jer 8:8, Jhn 8:3, Jhn 18:3
- 5Jhn 7:42, Rut 1:1, 1Sa 16:1, Rut 2:4, Rut 1:19, Jos 19:15, Rut 4:11
- 6Ezk 34:23–25, Mic 5:2, Jhn 7:42, Isa 9:6–7, Gen 49:10, Rev 11:15, Mat 28:18, Isa 40:11
- 7Isa 7:5–7, Exo 1:10, Psa 64:4–6, 1Sa 18:21, Psa 55:21, Rev 12:1–5, Ezk 38:10–11, Psa 83:3–4
- 81Co 3:19–20, Luk 20:20–21, Jer 41:5–7, Psa 33:10–11, 1Sa 23:22–23, Pro 26:24–25, Job 5:12–13, 1Ki 19:2
- 9Mat 2:2, 2Pe 1:19, Psa 25:12, Pro 8:17, Pro 2:1–6
- 10Psa 105:3, Luk 2:20, Luk 2:10, Rom 15:9–13, Psa 67:4, Deu 32:13, Act 13:46–48
- 11Isa 60:6, Psa 72:10, Luk 2:16, Mat 2:2, Psa 95:6, Psa 72:15, Act 10:25–26, Num 7:14
- 12Mat 2:19, Mat 2:22, Mat 2:13, Mat 27:19, Gen 20:6–7, Mat 1:20, Gen 31:24, Exo 1:17
- 13Mat 2:12, Act 10:7, Act 12:11, Act 5:19, Exo 1:22, Mat 1:20, Mat 2:16, Job 33:15
- 14Mat 2:20–21, Act 26:21, Mat 1:24
- 15Hos 11:1, Exo 4:22, Num 24:8, Luk 24:44, Mat 1:22, Mat 12:16–18, Mat 26:54, Act 12:1–4
- 16Isa 59:7, Pro 28:15, Rev 17:6, Pro 28:17, Jdg 16:10, Dan 3:19–20, Gen 49:7, Dan 3:13
- 18Jer 31:15, Jer 9:17–21, Jer 4:31, Gen 35:16–20, Ezk 2:10, Gen 37:30, Gen 42:36, Job 14:10
- 19Mat 1:20, Dan 8:25, Psa 139:7, Ezk 11:16, Jer 30:10, Mat 2:22, Mat 2:12–13, Dan 11:45
- 20Exo 4:19, Mat 2:13, 1Ki 12:1–3, 1Ki 11:40, 1Ki 11:21, Pro 3:5–6
- 21Heb 11:8, Gen 6:22
- 22Luk 2:39, Isa 48:17–18, Jhn 7:52, Mat 2:12–13, Mat 2:19, Gen 19:17–21, 1Sa 16:2, Psa 107:6–7
- 23Jdg 13:5, Jhn 1:45–46, Mrk 1:24, Jhn 18:5, Mat 1:22, Jhn 18:7, Luk 2:39, Luk 1:26
Topics in this chapter
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Angel (A Spirit), Anger, Archelaus (Archaelaus), Bethlehem, Children, Deception, Dream, Egypt, Faith, Falsehood, Fugitives, God, Gold, Heathen, Herod, Homicide, Hypocrisy, Incense, Infanticide, Jerusalem, Jesus, the Christ, Joseph, Joy, Liberality, Magi, Miracles, Missions, Money, Mourning, Myrrh, Nazareth, Obedience, Persecution, Prophecy, Quotations and Allusions, Ramah, Rulers, Salutations, Scribe (S), Seekers, Symbols and Similitudes, Wisdom, Wise Men