Matthew 2:1-2

The Visit of the Magi

1 Now after Jesus was ¹born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of ²Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,

2 "Where is He who has been born ³King of the Jews? For we saw ⁴His star in the east and have come to worship Him."

Cross References

• 1. Micah 5:2; Luke 2:4-7
• 2. Luke 1:5
• 3. Jeremiah 23:5; Jeremiah 30:9; Zechariah 9:9; Matthew 27:11; Luke 19:38; Luke 23:38; John 1:49
• 4. Numbers 24:17

Footnotes

• [a]. A caste of wise men specializing in astronomy, astrology, and natural science