Matthew 2:1

Contemporary English Version 1995

When Jesus was born in the village of Bethlehem in Judea, Herod was king. During this time some wise men from the east came to Jerusalem

Cross References

Micah 5:2

Bethlehem Ephrath, you are one of the smallest towns in the nation of Judah. But the Lord will choose one of your people to rule the nation— someone whose family goes back to ancient times.

John 7:42

The Scriptures say that the Messiah will come from the family of King David. Doesn't this mean that he will be born in David's hometown of Bethlehem?”

Luke 2:11

This very day in King David's hometown a Savior was born for you. He is Christ the Lord.

Isaiah 11:10

The time is coming when one of David's descendants will be the signal for the people of all nations to come together. They will follow his advice, and his own nation will become famous.

Genesis 49:10

You will have power and rule until nations obey you and come bringing gifts.

Matthew 2:5

They told him, “He will be born in Bethlehem, just as the prophet wrote,

Matthew 1:25

But they did not sleep together before her baby was born. Then Joseph named him Jesus.

Luke 2:15

After the angels had left and gone back to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let's go to Bethlehem and see what the Lord has told us about.”

Luke 1:5

When Herod was king of Judea, there was a priest by the name of Zechariah from the priestly group of Abijah. His wife Elizabeth was from the family of Aaron.

1 Kings 4:30

He was wiser than anyone else in the world, including the wisest people of the east and of Egypt. He was even wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Mahol's three sons, Heman, Calcol, and Darda. Solomon became famous in every country around Judah and Israel.

Matthew 2:19

After King Herod died, an angel from the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph while he was still in Egypt.

Matthew 2:3

When King Herod heard about this, he was worried, and so was everyone else in Jerusalem.

Job 1:3

He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 pair of oxen, 500 donkeys, and a large number of servants. He was the richest person in the East.

Genesis 41:8

The next morning the king was upset. So he called in his magicians and wise men and told them what he had dreamed. None of them could tell him what the dreams meant.

Judges 17:7

One day a young Levite came to Micah's house in the hill country of Ephraim. He had been staying with one of the clans of Judah in Bethlehem, but he had left Bethlehem to find a new place to live where he could be a priest.

Matthew 2:7

Herod secretly called in the wise men and asked them when they had first seen the star.

Matthew 2:16

When Herod found out that the wise men from the east had tricked him, he was very angry. He gave orders for his men to kill all the boys who lived in or near Bethlehem and were two years old and younger. This was based on what he had learned from the wise men.