Matthew 2:1 - Easy To Read Version

¹ Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem in Judea. He was born during the time when Herod {\cf2\super [17]} was king. After Jesus was born, some wise men from the east came to Jerusalem.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ NOW WHEN Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men [astrologers] from the east came to Jerusalem, asking,

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

Common English Bible

¹ After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in the territory of Judea during the rule of King Herod, magi came from the east to Jerusalem.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ And so, when Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judah, in the days of king Herod, behold, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,

Matthew 2:1 Cross References

Micah 5:2

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,\par are the smallest town in Judah.\par Your family is almost too small to count.\par But the “Ruler of Israel”\par will come from you for me.\par His beginnings {\cf2\super [60]} are from ancient times,\par from long, long ago.\par

John 7:42

The Scriptures {\cf2\super [118]} say that the Christ will come from the family of David. {\cf2\super [119]} And the Scriptures say that the Christ will come from Bethlehem, the town where David lived.”

Luke 2:11

Today your Savior was born in David’s town. He is Christ, {\cf2\super [29]} the Lord.

Isaiah 11:10

At that time, there will be a special person from Jesse’s {\cf2\super [135]} family. This person will be like a flag. This “flag” will show all the nations that they should come together around him. The nations will ask him the things they should do. And the place where he is will be filled with glory.

Genesis 49:10

Men from Judah’s family will be kings. The sign that his family rules will not leave his family, before the real king comes. [257] Then many people will obey and serve him.

Matthew 2:5

They answered, “In the town of Bethlehem in Judea. The prophet {\cf2\super [20]} wrote about this \{in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [21]} \}:

Matthew 1:25

But Joseph had no sexual union with Mary until she gave birth to the son. And Joseph named the son Jesus.

Luke 2:15

The angels left the shepherds and went back to heaven. The shepherds said to each other, “We will go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened. We will see this thing the Lord (God) told us about.”

Luke 1:5

During the time when Herod {\cf2\super [2]} ruled Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah. Zechariah belonged to Abijah’s group. {\cf2\super [3]} Zechariah’s wife came from the family of Aaron. Her name was Elizabeth.

1 Kings 4:30

Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the men in the East. And his wisdom was greater than all the men in Egypt.

Matthew 2:19

After Herod {\cf2\super [31]} died, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream. This happened while Joseph was in Egypt.

Matthew 2:3

King Herod {\cf2\super [18]} heard about this new king of the Jews. Herod was troubled about this. And all the people in Jerusalem were worried too.

Genesis 10:30

Those people lived in the area between Mesha and the hill country in the East. [64] Mesha was toward the country of Sephar.

Job 1:3

Job owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 1,000 bulls, and 500 female donkeys. He had many servants. Job was the richest man in the east.

Genesis 41:8

The next morning Pharaoh was worried about these dreams. So he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told these men the dreams, but none of them could interpret the dreams.

Judges 17:7

There was a young man that was a Levite. [129] He was from the city of Bethlehem, Judah. He had been living among the family group of Judah.

Matthew 2:7

Then Herod {\cf2\super [22]} had a secret meeting with the wise men from the east. Herod learned from the wise men the exact time they first saw the star.

Matthew 2:16

Herod {\cf2\super [29]} saw that the wise men had fooled him. Herod was very, very angry. So Herod gave an order to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and in all the area around Bethlehem. Herod had learned from the wise men the time \{the baby was born\}. It was now two years from that time. So Herod said to kill all the boys that were two years old and younger.

1 Chronicles 2:51

Salma, the founder of Bethlehem, and Hareph, the founder of Beth Gader.