NASB — Matthew 2 — KJV

The Visit of the Magi

1 Now° after Jesus° was aborn° in Bethlehem° of Judea° in the days° of bHerod° the king°, Imagi° from the east° arrived° in Jerusalem°, saying°, 2 “Where° is He who has been born° aKing° of the Jews°? For we saw° bHis star° in the east° and have come° to worship° Him.” 3 When Herod° the king° heard° [this], he was troubled°, and all° Jerusalem° with him. 4 Gathering° together° all° the chief° priests° and scribes° of the people°, he inquired° of them where° the IMessiah° was to be born°. 5 They said° to him, “aIn Bethlehem° of Judea°; for this° is what° has been written° Iby the prophet°:
  6aAND YOU, BETHLEHEM°, LAND° OF JUDAH°,
  ARE BY NO° MEANS° LEAST° AMONG° THE LEADERS° OF JUDAH°;
  FOR OUT OF YOU SHALL COME° FORTH° A RULER°
  WHO° WILL bSHEPHERD° MY PEOPLE° ISRAEL°.’”

[1] IA caste of wise men specializing in astronomy, astrology, and natural science aMi 5:2; Lk 2:4-7 bLk 1:5
[2] aJr 23:5; 30:9; Zc 9:9; Mt 27:11; Lk 19:38; 23:38; Jn 1:49 bNu 24:17
[4] IGr Christos (Christ)
[5] IOr through aJn 7:42
[6] aMi 5:2; Jn 7:42 bJn 21:16

7 ¶ Then° Herod° secretly° called° the magi° and determined° from them Ithe exact° time° athe star° appeared°. 8 And he sent° them to Bethlehem° and said°, “Go° and search° carefully° for the Child°; and when° you have found° [Him], report° to me, so° that I too° may come° and worship° Him.” 9 After° hearing° the king°, they went° their way°; and the star°, which° they had seen° in the east°, went° on before° them until° it came° and stood° over° [the place] where° the Child° was. 10 When they saw° the star°, they rejoiced° exceedingly° with great° joy°. 11 After° coming° into the house° they saw° the Child° with aMary° His mother°; and they Ifell° to the ground and bworshiped° Him. Then°, opening° their treasures°, they presented° to Him gifts° of gold°, frankincense°, and myrrh°. 12 And having been awarned° [by God] bin a dream° not to return° to Herod°, the magi left° for their own country° by another° way°.

[7] ILit the time of the appearing star aNu 24:17
[11] ILit prostrated; i.e. face down in a prone position to indicate worship aMt 1:18; 12:46 bMt 14:33
[12] aMt 2:13, 19, 22; Lk 2:26; Ac 10:22; He 8:5; 11:7 bJb 33:15, 16; Mt 1:20

The Flight to Egypt

13 ¶ Now° when they had gone°, behold°, an aangel° of the Lord° *bappeared° to Joseph° in a dream° and said°, “Get° up! Take° the Child° and His mother° and flee° to Egypt°, and remain° there° until° I tell° you; for Herod° is going° to search° for the Child° to destroy° Him.”

[13] aAc 5:19; 10:7; 12:7-11 bMt 2:12, 19

14 ¶ So° IJoseph got° up and took° the Child° and His mother° while it was still night°, and left° for Egypt°. 15 He Iremained° there° until° the death° of Herod°. [This was] to fulfill° what° had been spoken° by the Lord° through° the prophet°: “aOUT OF EGYPT° I CALLED° bMY SON°.”

[14] ILit he
[15] ILit was aHo 11:1; Nu 24:8 bEx 4:22f

Herod Slaughters Babies

16 ¶ Then° when Herod° saw° that he had been tricked° by athe magi°, he became very° enraged°, and sent° and bslew° all° the male° children° who were in Bethlehem° and all° its vicinity°, from two° years° old° and under°, according° to the time° which° he had determined° from the magi°. 17 Then° what° had been spoken° through° Jeremiah° the prophet° was fulfilled°:
  18aA VOICE° WAS HEARD° IN RAMAH°,
  WEEPING° AND GREAT° MOURNING°,
  RACHEL° WEEPING° FOR HER CHILDREN°;
  AND SHE REFUSED°° TO BE COMFORTED°,
  BECAUSE° THEY WERE NO° MORE.”

[16] aMt 2:1 bIs 59:7
[18] aJr 31:15

19 ¶ But when Herod° died°, behold°, an angel° of the Lord° *aappeared° in a dream° to Joseph° in Egypt°, and said°, 20 “Get° up, take° the Child° and His mother°, and go° into the land° of Israel°; for those° who sought° the Child’s° life° are dead°.” 21 So° IJoseph got° up, took° the Child° and His mother°, and came° into the land° of Israel°. 22 But when he heard° that Archelaus° was reigning° over Judea° in place° of his father° Herod°, he was afraid° to go° there°. Then° after being awarned° [by God] in a dream°, he left° for the regions° of Galilee°, 23 and came° and lived° in a city° called° aNazareth°. [This was] to fulfill° what° was spoken° through° the prophets°: “He shall be called° a bNazarene°.”

[19] aMt 1:20; 2:12, 13, 22
[21] ILit he
[22] aMt 2:12, 13, 19
[23] aLk 1:26; 2:39; Jn 1:45, 46 bMk 1:24; Jn 18:5, 7; 19:19


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The wise men out of the east are directed to Christ by a star.

1 ¶ Nowº when Jesusº was bornºª inº Bethlehemº of Judaeaº inº the daysº of Herodº the² king,º behold,ºª there cameºª wise menº fromº the eastº toº Jerusalem,º 2 Saying,ºª Whereº isºª he that is bornºª Kingº of the² Jews?º forº we have seenºª hisº starº inº the² east,º andº are comeºª to worshipºª him.º 3 Whenº Herodº the² kingº had heardºª [these things], he was troubled,ºª andº allº Jerusalemº withº him.º 4 Andº when he had gatheredºª allº the² chief priestsº andº scribesº of the² peopleº together,¹ª he demandedºª ofº themº whereº Christº should be born.ºª 5 Andº they² saidºª unto him,º Inº Bethlehemº of Judaea:º forº thusº it is writtenºª byº the² prophet,º 6 Andº thouº Bethlehem,º [in] the landº of Juda,º artºª notº the leastº amongº the² princesº of Juda:º forº out² of¹ theeº shall comeºª a Governor,ºª thatº shall ruleºª myº peopleº Israel.º 7 Thenº Herod,º when he had privilyº calledºª the² wise men,º enquired¹ª of¹ them¹ diligentlyºª²² what timeº the² starº appeared.ºª 8 Andº he sentºª themº toº Bethlehem,º and said,ºª Goºª and searchºª diligentlyº forº the² young child;º andº whenº ye have foundºª [him], bring¹ª me¹ word again,ºª² thatº I² may comeºª and worshipºª himº also.¹ 9 Whenº they² had heardºª the² king,º they departed;ºª and,º lo,ºª the² star,º whichº they sawºª inº the² east,º went beforeºª them,º tillº it cameºª and stoodºª overº whereº the² young childº was.ºª 10 Whenº they sawºª the² star,º they rejoicedºª with exceedingº greatº joy.º

[1] Gn 10:30; 25:6; 49:10; 1K 4:30; Jb 1:3; Ps 72:9; Is 11:10; 60:1; Dn 9:24; Mi 5:2; Hg 2:6; Mt 1:25; 2:3, 5, 19; Lk 2:4, 11, 15; Jn 7:42.
[2] Nu 24:17; Ps 2:6; 45:11; Is 9:6; 32:1; 60:3; Jr 23:5; Zc 9:9; Mt 2:10; 21:5; Lk 1:78; 2:11; 19:38; 23:3, 38; Jn 1:49; 5:23; 9:38; 12:13; 18:37; 19:12, 19; 20:28; He 1:6; Rv 22:16.
[3] 1K 18:17; Mt 8:29; 23:37; Jn 11:47; Ac 4:2, 24; 5:24; 16:20; 17:6.
[4] 1Ch 24:4; 2Ch 34:13, 15; 36:14; Ezr 7:6, 11; 10:5; Ne 12:7; Ps 2:2; Jr 8:8; Mal 2:7; Mt 7:29; 13:52; 21:15, 23; 26:3, 47; 27:1; Mk 8:31; Lk 20:19; 23:10; Jn 3:10; 7:32; 8:3; 18:3; Ac 4:5; 6:12; 23:9.
[5] Gn 35:19; Jsh 19:15; Ru 1:1, 19; 2:4; 4:11; 1S 16:1.
[6] Gn 49:10; Nu 24:19; 1Ch 5:2; Ps 2:1; 78:71; Is 9:6; 40:11; Jr 23:4; Ezk 34:23; 37:24; Mi 5:2; Mt 2:1; 28:18; Jn 7:42; Ep 1:22; Col 1:18; Rv 2:27; 11:15.
[7] Ex 1:10; 1S 18:21; Ps 10:9; 55:21; 64:4; 83:3; Is 7:5; Ezk 38:10; Mt 26:3; Rv 12:1, 15.
[8] 1S 23:22; 2S 15:7; 17:14; 1K 19:2; 2K 10:18; Ezr 4:1; Jb 5:12; Ps 12:2; 33:10; 55:11; Pv 21:30; 26:24; Jr 41:5; Lm 3:37; Mt 26:48; Lk 20:20; 1Co 3:19.
[9] Ps 25:12; Pv 2:1; 8:17; Mt 2:2; 2P 1:19.
[10] Dt 32:13; Ps 67:4; 105:3; Lk 2:10, 20; Ac 13:46; Ro 15:9.

They worship him, and offer their presents.

11 ¶ Andº when they were comeºª intoº the² house,º they sawºª¹ª the² young childº withº Maryº hisº mother,º andº fell down,ºª and worshippedºª him:º andº when they had openedºª their¹² treasures,º they presentedºª unto himº gifts;º gold,º andº frankincense,º andº myrrh.º 12 Andº being warned of Godºª inº a dreamº that they should¹ª notº returnºª toº Herod,º they departedºª intoº their own¹² country¹ anotherº¹²² way.º 13 Andº when theyº were departed,ºª behold,ºª the angelº of the Lordº appearethºª to Josephº inº a dream,º saying,ºª Arise,ºª and takeºª the² young childº andº hisº mother,º andº fleeºª intoº Egypt,º andº be² thou¹ª thereº untilº² I¹ bring¹ª thee¹ word:ºª² forº Herodº willºª seekºª the² young childº to destroyºª him.º

[11] Gn 43:11; Ex 30:23, 34; Lv 2:1; 6:15; Nu 7:14, 86; 1S 10:27; 1K 10:2, 10; Ps 2:12; 45:8; 72:10, 15; 95:6; Is 60:6; Mal 1:11; Mt 2:2; 4:9; 14:33; Lk 2:16, 26, 38; Jn 5:22; Ac 10:25; Rv 5:8; 19:10; 22:8.
[12] Gn 20:6; 31:24; Ex 1:17; Jb 33:15; Dn 2:19; Mt 1:20; 2:22; 27:19; Ac 4:19; 5:29; 1Co 3:19.
[13] Ex 1:22; 2:2; Jsh 3:13, 17; 4:10, 18; Jb 33:15, 17; Dn 3:25; Mt 1:20; 2:16, 19; 10:23; Ac 5:19; 7:19; 10:7, 22; 12:11; 16:36; He 1:13; Rv 12:4, 6, 14.

Joseph fleeth into Egypt, with Jesus and his mother.

14 Whenº he² arose,ºª he tookºª the² young childº andº hisº motherº by night,º andº departedºª intoº Egypt:º 15 Andº wasºª thereº untilº the² deathº of Herod:º thatº it might be fulfilledºª whichº was spokenºª ofº the² Lordº byº the² prophet,º saying,ºª Out² of¹ Egyptº have I calledºª myº son.º

[14] Mt 1:24; 2:20; Ac 26:21.
[15] Ex 4:22; Nu 24:8; Ho 11:1; Mt 1:22; 2:17, 19, 23; 4:14; 8:17; 12:16; 21:4; 26:54, 56; 27:35; Lk 24:44; Jn 19:28, 36; Ac 1:16; 12:1, 23.

Herod slayeth the children:

16 ¶ Thenº Herod,º when he sawºª thatº he was mockedºª ofº the² wise men,º was exceeding¹ wroth,ºª² andº sent forth,ºª and² slewºª allº the² childrenº that² were inº Bethlehem,º andº inº allº the² coastsº thereof,º fromº two years oldº andº under,º accordingº to the² timeº whichº he had diligently enquiredºª ofº the² wise men.º 17 Thenº was fulfilledºª that which¹ was spokenºª byº Jeremyº the² prophet,º saying,ºª 18 Inº Ramaº was there¹ª a voiceº heard,ºª lamentation,º andº weeping,º andº greatº mourning,º Rachelº weepingºª [for] her¹² children,º andº wouldºª notº be comforted,ºª becauseº they areºª not.º

[16] Gn 39:14, 17; 49:7; Nu 22:29; 24:10; Jg 16:10; 2K 8:12; Jb 12:4; Pv 27:3; 28:15, 17; Is 26:21; 59:7; Dn 3:13, 19; Ho 10:14; Mt 2:7; Rv 17:6.
[17] Mt 2:15.
[18] Gn 35:16; 37:30, 33; 42:36; Jb 14:10; Jr 4:31; 9:17; 31:15; Ezk 2:10; Rv 8:13.

19 ¶ Butº when Herodº was dead,ºª behold,ºª an angelº of the Lordº appearethºª inº a dreamº to Josephº inº Egypt,º

[19] Ps 76:10; 139:7; Is 51:12; Jr 30:10; Ezk 11:16; Dn 8:25; 11:45; Mt 1:20; 2:13.

himself dieth.

20 Saying,ºª Arise,ºª and takeºª the² young childº andº hisº mother,º andº goºª intoº the landº of Israel:º forº they are deadºª which¹ soughtºª the² young child'sº life.º 21 Andº he² arose,ºª and tookºª the² young childº andº hisº mother,º andº cameºª intoº the landº of Israel.º 22 Butº when he heardºª thatº Archelausº did reignºª inº Judaeaº in the roomº of hisº fatherº Herod,º he was afraidºª to goºª thither:º notwithstanding,º being warned of Godºª inº a dream,º he turned asideºª intoº the² partsº of Galilee:º

[20] Ex 4:19; 1K 11:21, 40; 12:1; Pv 3:5; Mt 2:13.
[21] Gn 6:22; He 11:8.
[22] Gn 19:17; 1S 16:2; Ps 48:14; 73:24; 107:6; 121:8; Is 30:21; 48:17; Mt 1:20; 2:12; 3:13; Lk 2:39; Jn 7:41, 52; Ac 9:13.

Christ is brought back again into Galilee to Nazareth.

23 Andº he cameºª and dweltºª inº a cityº calledºª Nazareth:º thatº it might be fulfilledºª which¹ was spokenºª byº the² prophets,º¹ He shall be calledºª a Nazarene.º

[23] Nu 6:13; Jg 13:5; 1S 1:11; Ps 69:9; Is 53:1; Am 2:10; Mt 26:71; Jn 1:45; 18:5, 7; 19:19; Ac 2:22; 24:5.


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