Matthew 2:1-2

The Magi Visit the Messiah

1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi[a] from the east came to Jerusalem
2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”

Cross References 4

  • 1. Luke 2:4-7
  • 2. Luke 1:5
  • 3. Jeremiah 23:5; Matthew 27:11; Mark 15:2; Luke 23:38; John 1:49; John 18:33-37
  • 4. Numbers 24:17

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Traditionally "wise men"
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