Matthew 2:1 - English Majority Text Version 2009

¹ Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East arrived in 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,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ WHEN Jesus therefore was born in Bethlehem of Juda, in the days of king Herod, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem.

Matthew 2:1 Cross References

Matthew 1:25

but did not know her till she brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name JESUS.

Matthew 2:16

Then Herod, seeing that he had been deceived by the wise men, was greatly enraged; and he sent and executed all the boys in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the wise men.

Matthew 2:19

Now after Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

Matthew 2:3

But when Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

Matthew 2:5

So they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet:

Matthew 2:7

Then Herod, secretly having called the wise men, ascertained from them the time that the star appeared.

Luke 1:5

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah. His wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

Luke 2:11

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

Luke 2:15

So it was, when the angels had departed from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go then to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us."

John 7:42

Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the village of Bethlehem, where David was?"