Matthew 2:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem in Judea during the time when Herod was king. After Jesus was born, some wise men from the east came to Jerusalem.

Cross References

Micah 5:2

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, are the smallest town in Judah. Your family is almost too small to count, but the “Ruler of Israel” will come from you to rule for me. His beginnings are from ancient times, from long, long ago.

John 7:42

The Scriptures say that the Messiah will come from the family of David. And they say that he will come from Bethlehem, the town where David lived.”

Luke 2:11

Today your Savior was born in David’s town. He is the Messiah, the Lord.

Isaiah 11:10

At that time there will be someone special from Jesse’s family. He will be like a flag that all the nations gather around. The nations will come to him and ask him what they should do. And the place where he is will be filled with glory.

Genesis 49:10

Men from Judah’s family will be kings. The sign that his family rules will not leave his family before the real king comes. Then many people will obey and serve him.

Matthew 2:5

They answered, “In the town of Bethlehem in Judea, just as the prophet wrote:

Matthew 1:25

But Joseph did not have sexual relations with her until her son was born. And he named him Jesus.

Luke 2:15

The angels left the shepherds and went back to heaven. The shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this great event the Lord has told us about.”

Luke 1:5

During the time when Herod ruled Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah. He belonged to Abijah’s group. His wife came from the family of Aaron. Her name was Elizabeth.

1 Kings 4:30

He was wiser than anyone in the East or in Egypt.

Matthew 2:19

While Joseph was in Egypt, Herod died. An angel from the Lord came to Joseph in a dream

Matthew 2:3

When King Herod heard about this, it upset him as well as everyone else in Jerusalem.

Genesis 10:30

They lived in the area between Mesha and the hill country in the East. Mesha was toward the country of Sephar.

Job 1:3

He owned 7000 sheep, 3000 camels, 1000 oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He had many servants. He was the richest man in the east.

Genesis 41:8

The next morning Pharaoh was worried about these dreams, so he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told these men the dreams, but none of them could explain the dreams.

Judges 17:7

There was a young man who was a Levite from the city of Bethlehem in Judah. He had been living among the tribe of Judah.

Matthew 2:7

Then Herod had a private meeting with the wise men from the east. He learned from them the exact time they first saw the star.

Matthew 2:16

Herod saw that the wise men had fooled him, and he was very angry. So he gave an order to kill all the baby boys in Bethlehem and the whole area around Bethlehem. Herod had learned from the wise men the time the baby was born. It was now two years from that time. So he said to kill all the boys who were two years old and younger.

1 Chronicles 2:51

Salma, the founder of Bethlehem, and Hareph, the founder of Beth Gader.