Matthew 2:1 - The Scriptures 1998

¹ And יהושע  having been born in Bĕ

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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

Genesis 10:30

And their dwelling place was from Mĕ

Genesis 25:6

but to the sons of the concubines whom Aḇ

Genesis 41:8

And it came to be in the morning that his spirit was moved, and he sent and called for all the magicians of Mitsrayim and all its wise men. And Pharaoh related to them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them for Pharaoh.

Genesis 49:10

“The sceptre shall not turn aside from Yehuḏ

1 Kings 4:30

And Shelomoh’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the men of the East and all the wisdom of Mitsrayim.

1 Chronicles 2:51

Salma the father of Bĕ

Job 1:3

And his possessions were seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and a very large body of servants, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the East.

Isaiah 11:10

And in that day there shall be a Root of Yishai, standing as a banner to the people. Unto Him the gentilesshall seek, and His rest shall be esteem.

Micah 5:2

“But you, Bĕ

Matthew 1:25

but knew her not until she gave birth to her Son, the first-born. And he called His Name יהושע.

Matthew 2:16

Then Herodes, having seen that he was fooled by the Magi, was greatly enraged, and he sent forth and slew all the male children in Bĕ

Matthew 2:19

And Herodes having died, see, a messenger of יהוה  appeared in a dream to Yosĕ

Matthew 2:3

And Herodes the sovereign, having heard, was troubled, and all Yerushalayim with him.

Matthew 2:5

And they said to him, “In Bĕ

Matthew 2:7

Then Herodes, having called the Magi secretly, learned exactly from them what time the star appeared.

Luke 1:5

There was in the days of Herodes, the sovereign of Yehuḏ

Luke 2:11

“Because there was born to you today in the city of Dawiḏ

Luke 2:15

And it came to be, when the messengers had gone away from them into the heaven, that the shepherds said to each other, “Indeed, let us go to Bĕ

John 7:42

“Did not the Scripture say that the Messiah comes from the seed of Dawiḏ

Judges 17:7

And there was a young man from Bĕ