Matthew 2:1 - Tree of Life Version

¹ Now after Yeshua was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, magi 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,

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

Genesis 10:30

Their dwelling place was from Mesha till you come toward Sephar, the eastern hill country.

Genesis 25:6

but to the sons of Abraham’s concubines, Abraham had given gifts and sent them away from his son Isaac while he was still living, eastward to the land of the east.

Genesis 41:8

But in the morning he was disturbed in his spirit. So he sent and called for the fortune-telling priests of Egypt and all its wise men and Pharaoh told them his dream. But no one could interpret them for Pharaoh.

Genesis 49:10

The scepter will not pass from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs will come. To him will be the obedience of the peoples.

1 Chronicles 2:51

Salma the father of Beth-lehem and Hareph the father of Beth-gader.

Job 1:3

and his possessions were 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen and 500 female donkeys, and a very large household. That man was the greatest of all the people of the East.

Isaiah 11:10

It will also come about in that day that the root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek for Him, and His resting place will be glorious.

Micah 5:2

Therefore He will give them up until the time when she who is in labor has given birth. Then the remnant of His brothers will return to Bnei-Yisrael.

Matthew 1:25

But he did not know her intimately until she had given birth to a Son. And he called His name Yeshua.

Matthew 2:16

Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became furious. And he sent and killed all boys in Bethlehem and in all its surrounding area, from two years old and under, according to the time he had determined from the magi.

Matthew 2:19

But when Herod died, behold, an angel of Adonai appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

Matthew 2:3

When King Herod heard, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

Matthew 2:5

So they told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it has been written by the prophet:

Matthew 2:7

Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them the exact time the star had appeared.

Luke 1:5

In the days of Herod, King of Judah, there was a kohen named Zechariah from the priestly division of Abijah. Elizabeth, his wife, was from the daughters of Aaron.

Luke 2:11

A Savior is born to you today in the city of David, who is Messiah the Lord.

Luke 2:15

And when the angels departed from them into the heavens, the shepherds were saying to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened which Adonai has made known to us!”

John 7:42

Didn’t the Scripture say that the Messiah comes from the seed of David and from Bethlehem, David’s town?”

Judges 17:7

Now there was a young man from Bethlehem of Judah—of the clan of Judah—who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.