Matthew 2:7

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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.

Cross References

Psalm 55:21

His words about peace are as smooth as butter, but he has only war on his mind. His words are as slick as oil, but they cut like a knife.

1 Samuel 18:21

He thought, “I will use Michal to trap David. I will let Michal marry David, and then I will let the Philistines kill him.” So Saul said to David a second time, “You can marry my daughter today.”

Exodus 1:10

We must make plans to stop them from growing stronger. If there is a war, they might join our enemies, defeat us, and escape from the land!”

Revelation 12:15

Then the dragon poured water out of its mouth like a river. It poured the water toward the woman so that the flood would carry her away.

Numbers 24:17

“I see him coming, but not now. I see him coming, but not soon. A star will come from the family of Jacob. A new ruler will come from the Israelites. He will smash the heads of the Moabites and crush the heads of all the sons of Sheth.

Matthew 2:1

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.

Matthew 2:8

Then he sent them to Bethlehem. He said, “Go and look carefully for the child. When you find him, come tell me. Then I can go worship him too.”

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.

Acts 24:22

Felix already understood a lot about the Way. He stopped the trial and said, “When commander Lysias comes here, I will decide what to do with you.”