Matthew 2:1 - New International Version (Anglicised)

¹ After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ NOW WHEN Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men [astrologers] from the east came to Jerusalem, asking,

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

Common English Bible

¹ After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in the territory of Judea during the rule of King Herod, magi came from the east to Jerusalem.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ And so, when Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judah, in the days of king Herod, behold, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ WHEN Jesus therefore was born in Bethlehem of Juda, in the days of king Herod, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem.

Matthew 2:1 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 10:30

(The region where they lived stretched from Mesha towards Sephar, in the eastern hill country.)

Genesis 25:6

But while he was still living, he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away from his son Isaac to the land of the east.

Genesis 41:8

In the morning his mind was troubled, so he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no-one could interpret them for him.

Genesis 49:10

The sceptre will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs shall come and the obedience of the nations shall be his.

1 Kings 4:30

Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.

1 Chronicles 2:51

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

Job 1:3

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

Isaiah 11:10

In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his resting-place will be glorious.

Micah 5:2

‘But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.’

Matthew 1:25

But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.

Matthew 2:16

When Herod realised that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi.

Matthew 2:19

After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt

Matthew 2:3

When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.

Matthew 2:5

‘In Bethlehem in Judea,’ they replied, ‘for this is what the prophet has written:

Matthew 2:7

Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.

Luke 1:5

In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron.

Luke 2:11

Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.

Luke 2:15

When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.’

John 7:42

Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David’s descendants and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?’

Judges 17:7

A young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, who had been living within the clan of Judah,