Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 2

(Micah 5:1–6)

1AfterδὲdeG1161ΤοῦTouG3588JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424was bornγεννηθέντοςgennēthentosG1080inἐνenG1722BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965τῆςtēsG3588in JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449,duringἐνenG1722thetimeἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250τοῦtouG3588of KingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935HerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264ἰδοὺidouG2400,MagiμάγοιmagoiG3097fromἀπὸapoG575theeastἀνατολῶνanatolōnG395arrivedπαρεγένοντοparegenontoG3854inεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,

2askingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “WhereποῦpouG4226isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588One whohas been bornτεχθεὶςtechtheisG5088KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453γὰρgarG1063?We sawG3708HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588starἀστέραasteraG792inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588eastἀνατολῇanatolēaG395andκαὶkaiG2532have comeἤλθομενēlthomenG2064to worshipπροσκυνῆσαιproskunēsaiG4352Himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.”

3WhenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191this,he was disturbedἐταράχθηetarachthēG5015,andκαὶkaiG2532allπᾶσαpasaG3956JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦ,autouG846.

4AndκαὶkaiG2532when he had assembledσυναγαγὼνsunagagōnG4863allπάνταςpantasG3956theτοὺςtousG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749andκαὶkaiG2532scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122of theτοῦtouG3588peopleλαοῦlaouG2992,he askedἐπυνθάνετο παρ᾽epunthaneto par᾽G4441 G3844themαὐτῶνautōnG846whereποῦpouG4226theὁhoG3588ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547was to be bornγεννᾶται.gennataiG1080.

5“InἐνenG1722BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965οἱhoiG3588in JudeaἸουδαίας.IoudaiasG2449τῆςtēsG3588δὲdeG1161,”they repliedεἶπαν αὐτῷ·eipan autōG2036 G846, “forγὰρgarG1063this is whatοὕτωςhoutōsG3779διὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588prophetπροφήτου·prophētouG4396has writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125:

6‘ButκαὶkaiG2532youσὺsuG4771,BethlehemβηθλέεμbēthleemG965, in thelandγῆgēG1093of JudahἸούδα,IoudaG2448,areεἶeiG1510by no meansοὐδαμῶςoudamōsG3760leastἐλαχίστηelachistēG1646amongἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588rulersἡγεμόσινhēgemosinG2232of JudahἸούδα·IoudaG2448,forγὰρgarG1063outἐκekG1537of youσοῦsouG4771will comeἐξελεύσεταιexeleusetaiG1831a rulerἡγούμενοςhēgoumenosG2233whoὅστιςhostisG3748will be the shepherdποιμανεῖpoimaneiG4165τὸνtonG3588of MyG1473peopleλαόνlaonG2992τὸνtonG3588IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.’”

7ThenΤότεToteG5119HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264calledκαλέσαςkalesasG2564theτοὺςtousG3588MagiμάγουςmagousG3097secretlyλάθρᾳlathraG2977andlearnedἠκρίβωσενēkribōsenG198fromπαρ᾽par᾽G3844themαὐτῶνautōnG846theτὸνtonG3588exact timeχρόνονchrononG5550theτοῦtouG3588starἀστέρος,asterosG792had appearedφαινομένουphainomenouG5316.

8AndG2532sendingπέμψαςpempsasG3992themαὐτοὺςautousG846toεἰςeisG1519BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965,he saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036: “GoπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198andsearchἐξετάσατεexetasateG1833carefullyἀκριβῶςakribōsG199forπερὶperiG4012theτοῦtouG3588Childπαιδίου.paidiouG3813,andδὲdeG1161whenἐπὰνepanG1875you findεὕρητε,heurēteG2147Him,reportἀπαγγείλατέapangeilateG518to meκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473,so thatὅπωςhopōsG3704I tooG2504may goἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andworshipπροσκυνήσωproskunēsōG4352Himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.”

9ΟἱHoiG3588AfterδὲdeG1161they had heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191theτοῦtouG3588kingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935,they went on their wayἐπορεύθησαν.eporeuthēsanG4198,andκαὶkaiG2532ἰδοὺidouG2400theὁhoG3588starἀστὴρastērG792ὃνhonG3739they had seenG3708inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588eastἀνατολῇanatolēaG395went ahead ofπροῆγενproēgenG4254themαὐτοὺςautousG846untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193it stoodἐλθὼν ἐστάθηelthōn estathēG2064 G2476overἐπάνωepanōG1883the place whereοὗhouG3757theτὸtoG3588Childπαιδίον.paidionG3813wasἦνēnG1510.

10WhenδὲdeG1161they sawG3708theτὸνtonG3588starἀστέραasteraG792,they rejoicedἐχάρησανecharēsanG5463with great delightχαρὰν μεγάλην σφόδρα,charan megalēn sphodraG4970 G3173 G5479.

11OnκαὶkaiG2532comingἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064toεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588houseοἰκίανoikianG3614,they sawG3708theτὸtoG3588ChildπαιδίονpaidionG3813withμετὰmetaG3326τῆςtēsG3588Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846motherμητρὸςmētrosG3384MaryΜαρίαςMariasG3137,andκαὶkaiG2532they fell downπεσόντεςpesontesG4098andworshipedπροσεκύνησανprosekunēsanG4352Himαὐτῷ,autōG846.ThenκαὶkaiG2532they openedἀνοίξαντεςanoixantesG455τοὺςtousG3588theirαὐτῶνautōnG846treasuresθησαυροὺςthēsaurousG2344andpresentedπροσήνεγκανprosēnegkanG4374HimαὐτῷautōG846with giftsδῶρα,dōraG1435ofgoldχρυσὸνchrusonG5557andκαὶkaiG2532frankincenseλίβανονlibanonG3030andκαὶkaiG2532myrrhσμύρναν.smurnanG4666.

12AndκαὶkaiG2532having been warnedχρηματισθέντεςchrēmatisthentesG5537inκατ᾽kat᾽G2596a dreamὄναρonarG3677notμὴmēG3361to returnἀνακάμψαιanakampsaiG344toπρὸςprosG4314HerodἩρῴδην,HērōdēnG2264,they withdrewἀνεχώρησανanechōrēsanG402toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588theirαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846countryχώρανchōranG5561byδι᾽di᾽G1223anotherἄλληςallēsG243routeὁδοῦhodouG3598.

The Flight to Egypt

(Hosea 11:1–7)

13WhenδὲdeG1161the MagiαὐτῶνautōnG846had goneἈναχωρησάντωνAnachōrēsantōnG402ἰδοὺidouG2400,an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962appearedφαίνεταιphainetaiG5316τῷtōG3588to JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501inκατ᾽kat᾽G2596a dreamὄναρonarG3677. “Get upἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453!”he saidλέγων·legōnG3004. “TakeπαράλαβεparalabeG3880theτὸtoG3588ChildπαιδίονpaidionG3813andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846motherμητέραmēteraG3384andκαὶkaiG2532fleeφεῦγεpheugeG5343toεἰςeisG1519EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125καὶkaiG2532.StayἴσθιisthiG1510thereἐκεῖekeiG1563untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193ἂνanG302I tellεἴπωeipōG2036youσοι·soiG4771,forγὰρgarG1063HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264is goingμέλλειmelleiG3195to search forζητεῖνzēteinG2212theτὸtoG3588ChildπαιδίονpaidionG3813τοῦtouG3588to killἀπολέσαιapolesaiG622Himαὐτό.autoG846.”

14ὁhoG3588SoδὲdeG1161he got upἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453,tookπαρέλαβενparelabenG3880theτὸtoG3588ChildπαιδίονpaidionG3813andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846motherμητέραmēteraG3384by nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,andκαὶkaiG2532withdrewἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenG402toεἰςeisG1519EgyptΑἴγυπτον,AiguptonG125,

15καὶkaiG2532whereἐκεῖekeiG1563he stayedἦνēnG1510untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193theτῆςtēsG3588deathτελευτῆςteleutēsG5054of HerodἩρῴδου,HērōdouG2264.ThisἵναinaG2443fulfilledπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137whatτὸtoG3588ὑπὸhupoG5259theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962had spokenῥηθὲνrhēthenG2046throughδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396λέγοντος·legontosG3004: “OutἐξexG1537of EgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125I calledἐκάλεσαekalesaG2564τὸνtonG3588MyG1473SonυἱόνhuionG5207.”

Weeping and Great Mourning

(Jeremiah 31:1–25)

16WhenΤότεToteG5119HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264sawG3708thatὅτιhotiG3754he had been outwittedἐνεπαίχθηenepaichthēG1702byὑπὸhupoG5259theτῶνtōnG3588MagiμάγωνmagōnG3097,he was filled with rageἐθυμώθη λίαν,ethumōthē lianG3029 G2373καὶkaiG2532.Sending ordersἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649,he put to deathἀνεῖλενaneilenG337allπάνταςpantasG3956theτοὺςtousG3588boysπαῖδαςpaidasG3816τοὺςtousG3588inἐνenG1722BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965andκαὶ ἐν πᾶσινkai en pasinG2532 G1722 G3956τοῖςtoisG3588itsαὐτῆςautēsG846vicinityὁρίοιςhorioisG3725who wereἀπὸapoG575two years oldδιετοῦςdietousG1332andκαὶkaiG2532underG2736,according toκατὰkataG2596theτὸνtonG3588timeχρόνονchrononG5550ὃνhonG3739he had learnedἠκρίβωσενēkribōsenG198fromπαρὰparaG3844theτῶνtōnG3588Magiμάγων.¶magōnG3097.

17ThenΤότεToteG5119what wasτὸtoG3588spokenῥηθὲνrhēthenG2046throughδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396JeremiahἸερεμίουIeremiouG2408λέγοντος·legontosG3004was fulfilledἐπληρώθηeplērōthēG4137:

18“A voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456is heardἠκούσθη,ēkousthēG191inἐνenG1722RamahῬαμὰRhamaG4471,weepingκλαυθμὸςklauthmosG2805andκαὶkaiG2532greatπολύς,polusG4183mourningὀδυρμὸςodurmosG3602,RachelῬαχὴλRhachēlG4478weepingκλαίουσαklaiousaG2799forτὰtaG3588herαὐτῆς,autēsG846childrenτέκναteknaG5043andκαὶkaiG2532refusingοὐκ ἤθελενouk ēthelenG2309 G3756to be comfortedπαρακληθῆναιparaklēthēnaiG3870,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they areεἰσίν.¶eisinG1510no moreοὐκoukG3756.”

The Return to Nazareth

(Luke 2:39–40)

19AfterδὲdeG1161τοῦtouG3588HerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264diedΤελευτήσαντοςTeleutēsantosG5053ἰδοὺidouG2400,an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962appearedφαίνεταιphainetaiG5316inκατ᾽kat᾽G2596a dreamὄναρonarG3677toτῷtōG3588JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501inἐνenG1722EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125.

20“Get upἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453!”he saidλέγων·legōnG3004. “TakeπαράλαβεparalabeG3880theτὸtoG3588ChildπαιδίονpaidionG3813andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846motherμητέραmēteraG3384andκαὶkaiG2532goπορεύουporeuouG4198toεἰςeisG1519thelandγῆνgēnG1093of IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474,forγὰρgarG1063thoseοἱhoiG3588seekingζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212theτὴνtēnG3588Child’sτοῦ παιδίου.¶tou paidiouG3588 G3813lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590are now deadτεθνήκασινtethnēkasinG2348.”

21ὉHoG3588SoδὲdeG1161Josephgot upἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453,tookπαρέλαβενparelabenG3880theτὸtoG3588ChildπαιδίονpaidionG3813andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846motherμητέραmēteraG3384,andκαὶkaiG2532wentεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525toεἰςeisG1519thelandγῆνgēnG1093of IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.

22ButδὲdeG1161when he learnedἈκούσαςAkousasG191thatὅτιhotiG3754ArchelausἈρχέλαοςArchelaosG745was reigning inβασιλεύειbasileueiG936τῆςtēsG3588JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449in place ofἀντὶantiG473τοῦtouG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962HerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264,he was afraidἐφοβήθηephobēthēG5399to goἀπελθεῖν.apeltheinG565thereἐκεῖekeiG1563.AndδὲdeG1161having been warnedχρηματισθεὶςchrēmatistheisG5537inκατ᾽kat᾽G2596a dreamὄναρonarG3677,he withdrewἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenG402toεἰςeisG1519theτὰtaG3588districtμέρηmerēG3313τῆςtēsG3588of GalileeΓαλιλαίας,GalilaiasG1056,

23andκαὶkaiG2532he wentἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andlivedκατῴκησενkatōkēsenG2730inεἰςeisG1519a townπόλινpolinG4172calledλεγομένηνlegomenēnG3004NazarethΝαζαρέτ,NazaretG3478.SoὅπωςhopōsG3704was fulfilledπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137whatτὸtoG3588was spokenῥηθὲνrhēthenG2046throughδιὰdiaG1223theτῶνtōnG3588prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396ὅτιhotiG3754: “He will be calledκληθήσεται.¶klēthēsetaiG2564a NazareneΝαζωραῖοςNazōraiosG3480.”