Matthew 2:1

New Century Version

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

Cross References

Genesis 10:30

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

Genesis 25:6

But before Abraham died, he did give gifts to the sons of his other wives, then sent them to the East to be away from Isaac.

Genesis 41:8

The next morning the king was troubled about these dreams, so he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. The king told them his dreams, but no one could explain their meaning to him.

Genesis 49:10

Kings will come from Judah’s family; someone from Judah will always be on the throne. Judah will rule until Shiloh comes, and the nations will obey him.

1 Kings 4:30

His wisdom was greater than any wisdom of the East, or any wisdom in Egypt.

Job 1:3

He owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred teams of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys. He also had a large number of servants. He was the greatest man among all the people of the East.

Isaiah 11:10

At that time the new king from the family of Jesse will stand as a banner for all peoples. The nations will come together around him, and the place where he lives will be filled with glory.

Micah 5:2

“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are too small to be among the army groups from Judah, from you will come one who will rule Israel for me. He comes from very old times, from days long ago.”

Matthew 1:25

but he did not have sexual relations with her until she gave birth to the son. And Joseph named him Jesus.

Matthew 2:16

When Herod saw that the wise men had tricked him, he was furious. So he gave an order to kill all the baby boys in Bethlehem and in the surrounding area who were two years old or younger. This was in keeping with the time he learned from the wise men.

Matthew 2:19

After Herod died, an angel of the Lord spoke to Joseph in a dream while he was in Egypt.

Matthew 2:3

When King Herod heard this, he was troubled, as were all the people in Jerusalem.

Matthew 2:5

They answered, “In the town of Bethlehem in Judea. The prophet wrote about this in the Scriptures:

Matthew 2:7

Then Herod had a secret meeting with the wise men and learned from them the exact time they first saw the star.

Luke 1:5

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

Luke 2:11

Today your Savior was born in the town of David. He is Christ, the Lord.

Luke 2:15

When the angels left them and went back to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem. Let’s see this thing that has happened which the Lord has told us about.”

John 7:42

The Scripture says that the Christ will come from David’s family and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived.”

Judges 17:7

There was a young man who was a Levite from the city of Bethlehem in Judah who was from the people of Judah.