Matthew 2:16

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Then Herod, seeing that he had been fooled by the Magi, was very angry. And so he sent to kill all the boys who were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years of age and under, according to the time that he had learned by questioning the Magi.

Cross References

Genesis 39:14

she called to herself the men of her house, and she said to them: "Lo, he has brought in a Hebrew man to abuse us. He entered toward me, in order to join with me; and when I had shouted out,

Genesis 39:17

And she said: "The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought in to me, approached me to abuse me.

Genesis 49:7

Cursed be their fury, because it was obstinate, and their indignation, because it was harsh. I will divide them in Jacob, and I will scatter them in Israel.

2 Kings 8:12

And Hazael said to him, "Why is my lord weeping?" And he said: "Because I know the evil that you will do to the sons of Israel. Their fortified cities you will burn with fire. And their young men you will kill with the sword. And you will destroy their little ones, and tear open the pregnant women."

Job 12:4

He who is mocked by his friends as I am, will call upon God, and he will listen to him because it is the sincerity of the just that is being mocked.

Proverbs 28:15

An impious leader over a poor people is like a roaring lion and a hungry bear.

Proverbs 28:17

A man who slanders the blood of a life, even if he flees to the pit, no one will tolerate him.

Isaiah 26:21

For behold, the Lord will go forth from his place, so that he may visit the iniquity of each inhabitant of the earth against him. And the earth will reveal its blood, and it will no longer cover its slain.

Isaiah 59:7

Their feet run to evil, and they rush to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are useless thoughts; devastation and destruction are in their ways.

Daniel 3:13

Then Nebuchadnezzar, in fury and in wrath, commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego should be brought, and so, without delay, they were brought before the king.

Hosea 10:14

A tumult will arise among your people. And all your fortifications will be laid waste, just as Salman was destroyed by the house of him that judged Baal on the day of the battle, the mother having been crushed against her sons.

Numbers 22:29

Balaam responded, "Because you have deserved it, and you have mistreated me. If only I had a sword, so that I might pierce you."

Numbers 24:10

And Balak, being angry against Balaam, clapped his hands together and said: "I called you to curse my enemies, and, to the contrary, you have blessed them three times.

Matthew 2:1

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 2:17

Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled, saying:

Matthew 2:7

Then Herod, quietly calling the Magi, diligently learned from them the time when the star appeared to them.

Revelation 12:4

And his tail drew down a third part of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman, who was about to give birth, so that, when she had brought forth, he might devour her son.

Revelation 17:6

And I saw that the woman was inebriated from the blood of the saints and from the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And I was amazed, when I had seen her, with a great wonder.

Judges 16:10

And Delilah said to him: "Behold, you have mocked me, and you have spoken a falsehood. But at least now, tell me with what you may be bound."