Matthew 2:9

The Passion Translation

And on their way to Bethlehem, the same star they had seen in the East suddenly reappeared! Amazed, they watched as it went ahead of them and stopped directly over the place where the child was.

Cross References

Psalm 25:12

Who are they that live in the holy fear of Yahweh? You will show them the right path to take.

Proverbs 8:17

I will show my love to those who passionately love me. For they will search and search continually until they find me.

Matthew 2:10

And when they saw the star, they were so ecstatic that they shouted and celebrated with unrestrained joy.

Matthew 2:2

and inquired of the people, “Where is the child who is born king of the Jewish people? We observed his star rising in the sky and we’ve come to bow before him in worship.”

Matthew 2:8

And he told them, “Now go to Bethlehem and carefully look there for the child, and when you’ve found him, report to me so that I can go and bow down and worship him too.”

2 Peter 1:19

And so we have been given the prophetic word—the written message of the prophets, made more reliable and fully validated by the confirming voice of God on the Mount of Transfiguration. And you will continue to do well if you stay focused on it. For this prophetic message is like a piercing light shining in a gloomy place until the dawning of a new day, when the Morning Star rises in your hearts.