Matthew 2:1-6

The Visit of the Wise Men

1 Now ¹after Jesus was born in ²Bethlehem of Judea ³in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men^[a] from ⁴the east came to Jerusalem,

2 saying, “Where is he who has been born ⁵king of the Jews? For we saw ⁶his star when it rose^[b] and have come to ⁷worship him. ”

3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;

4 and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where ⁸the Christ was to be born.

5 They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:

6 ⁹“‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will ¹⁰shepherd my people Israel. ’”

Cross References

• 1. 2:1 Luke 2:4-7
• 2. 2:1 Luke 2:15; John 7:42
• 3. 2:1 Luke 1:5
• 4. 2:1 [Gen. 25:6; 1 Kgs. 4:30]
• 5. 2:2 ch. 27:11, 37; Jer. 23:5; 30:9; Zech. 9:9
• 6. 2:2 [Num. 24:17; Rev. 22:16]
• 7. 2:2 See ch. 8:2
• 8. 2:4 See ch. 1:17
• 9. 2:6 Cited from Mic. 5:2
• 10. 2:6 Ezek. 34:23; John 21:15-17; [2 Sam. 5:2; Rev. 7:17]

Footnotes

• [a] 2:1 Greek 'magi'; also verses 7, 16
• [b] 2:2 Or 'in the east'; also verse 9