Matthew 2:1-6

Wise Men Visit Jesus

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

2 saying, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star at its rising and have come to worship him."

3 And [when] King Herod heard [it], he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him,

4 and [after] calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired from them where the Christ was to be born.

5 So they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet,

6 'And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for from you will go out a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.'"

Footnotes

• [a] *Here "[after]" is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle ("was born")
• [b] Or, "when it rose"; traditionally rendered "in the east" by many English versions
• [c] *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("heard") which is understood as temporal
• [d] *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
• [e] *Here "[after]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("calling together") which is understood as temporal
• [f] A quotation from Mic 5:2