Matthew 2:9 - English Majority Text Version 2009

⁹ When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ When they had listened to the king, they went their way, and behold, the star which had been seen in the east in its rising went before them until it came and stood over the place where the young Child was.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ And they, having heard the king, went their way; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

Common English Bible

⁹ When they heard the king, they went; and look, the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the child was.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ And when they had heard the king, they went away. And behold, the star that they had seen in the east went before them, even until, arriving, it stood still above the place where the child was.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁹ Who having heard the king, went their way; and behold the star which they had seen in the east, went before them, until it came and stood over where the child was.

Matthew 2:9 Cross References

Matthew 2:10

And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

Matthew 2:2

saying, "Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East, and have come to worship Him."

Matthew 2:8

And having sent them to Bethlehem, he said, "Go and carefully search for the young Child, and as soon as you find [Him], report back to me, so that I also may come and worship Him."

2 Peter 1:19

And we have the prophetic word made more sure, which you do well to heed, as a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts;