New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 2

The Visit of the Magi

1NowδὲdeG1161after JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424wasbornγεννηθέντοςgennēthentosG1080in BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965of JudeaG2453in the daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250ofHerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264the kingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935,magiμάγοιmagoiG3097from the eastἀνατολῶνanatolōnG395arrivedπαρεγένοντοparegenontoG3854in JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,sayingG3004,

2“WhereποῦpouG4226is He who has been bornτεχθεὶςtechtheisG5088KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of the JewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453?For we sawG3708His starἀστέραasteraG792in the eastἀνατολῇanatolēaG395and have comeἤλθομενēlthomenG2064to worshipπροσκυνῆσαιproskunēsaiG4352Him.”

3When HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264the kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191this,he was troubledἐταράχθηetarachthēG5015,and allπᾶσαpasaG3956JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414with him.

4GatheringG4863togetherσυναγαγὼνsunagagōnG4863allπάνταςpantasG3956the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122of the peopleλαοῦlaouG2992,he inquiredἐπυνθάνετοepunthanetoG4441of them whereποῦpouG4226theMessiahχριστὸςchristosG5547was to be bornγεννᾶται.gennataiG1080.

5They saidG3004to him, “In BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965of JudeaG2453;for thisοὕτωςhoutōsG3779is whatG3704has been writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125by the prophetπροφήτου·prophētouG4396:

6‘And you, BethlehemβηθλέεμbēthleemG965,landγῆgēG1093of JudahG2455,Are by noG3760meansG3760leastἐλαχίστηelachistēG1646amongἐνenG1722the leadersG2233of JudahG2455;For out of you shall comeG1831forthἐξελεύσεταιexeleusetaiG1831a RulerG2233WhoὅστιςhostisG3748willshepherdποιμανεῖpoimaneiG4165My peopleλαόνlaonG2992IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.’”

7ThenΤότεToteG5119HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264secretlyλάθρᾳlathraG2977calledκαλέσαςkalesasG2564the magiμάγουςmagousG3097and determinedἠκρίβωσενēkribōsenG198from themthe exactG5550timeχρόνονchrononG5550the starἀστέρος,asterosG792appearedφαινομένουphainomenouG5316.

8And he sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992them to BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965and saidG3004, “GoπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198and searchἐξετάσατεexetasateG1833carefullyἀκριβῶςakribōsG199for the Childπαιδίου.paidiouG3813;and whenἐπὰνepanG1875you have foundεὕρητε,heurēteG2147Him,reportἀπαγγείλατέapangeilateG518to me, soὅπωςhopōsG3704that I tooG2532may comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064and worshipπροσκυνήσωproskunēsōG4352Him.”

9AfterδὲdeG1161hearingἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191the kingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935,they wentG4198their wayG4198;and the starἀστὴρastērG792,whichὃνhonG3739they had seenG3708in the eastἀνατολῇanatolēaG395,wentG4254on beforeG4254them untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193it cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064and stoodἐστάθηestathēG2476overἐπάνωepanōG1883the placewhereοὗhouG3757the Childπαιδίον.paidionG3813was.

10When they sawG3708the starἀστέραasteraG792,they rejoicedἐχάρησανecharēsanG5463exceedinglyσφόδρα,sphodraG4970with greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479.

11AfterG2532comingἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064into the houseοἰκίανoikianG3614they sawG3708the ChildπαιδίονpaidionG3813withMaryΜαρίαςMariasG3137His motherμητρὸςmētrosG3384; and theyfellπεσόντεςpesontesG4098to the ground andworshipedπροσεκύνησανprosekunēsanG4352Him. ThenG2532,openingἀνοίξαντεςanoixantesG455their treasuresθησαυροὺςthēsaurousG2344,they presentedπροσήνεγκανprosēnegkanG4374to Him giftsδῶρα,dōraG1435of goldχρυσὸνchrusonG5557,frankincenseλίβανονlibanonG3030,and myrrhσμύρναν.smurnanG4666.

12And having beenwarnedχρηματισθέντεςchrēmatisthentesG5537by Godin a dreamὄναρonarG3677not to returnἀνακάμψαιanakampsaiG344to HerodἩρῴδην,HērōdēnG2264,the magi leftἀνεχώρησανanechōrēsanG402for their own countryχώρανchōranG5561by anotherἄλληςallēsG243wayὁδοῦhodouG3598.

The Flight to Egypt

13NowδὲdeG1161when they had goneἈναχωρησάντωνAnachōrēsantōnG402,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, anangelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962appearedφαίνεταιphainetaiG5316to JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501in a dreamὄναρonarG3677and saidλέγων·legōnG3004, “GetἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453up! TakeπαράλαβεparalabeG3880the ChildπαιδίονpaidionG3813and His motherμητέραmēteraG3384and fleeφεῦγεpheugeG5343to EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125,and remainἴσθιisthiG1510thereἐκεῖekeiG1563untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193I tellG3004you; for HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264is goingμέλλειmelleiG3195to searchζητεῖνzēteinG2212for the ChildπαιδίονpaidionG3813to destroyἀπολέσαιapolesaiG622Him.”

14SoδὲdeG1161Joseph gotἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453up and tookπαρέλαβενparelabenG3880the ChildπαιδίονpaidionG3813and His motherμητέραmēteraG3384while it was still nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,and leftἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenG402for EgyptΑἴγυπτον,AiguptonG125.

15HeremainedἦνēnG1510thereἐκεῖekeiG1563untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the deathτελευτῆςteleutēsG5054of HerodἩρῴδου,HērōdouG2264. This wasto fulfillπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137whatG3588had been spokenλέγοντος·legontosG3004by the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962throughδιὰdiaG1223the prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396: “Out of EgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125I calledἐκάλεσαekalesaG2564My SonυἱόνhuionG5207.”

Herod Slaughters Babies

16ThenΤότεToteG5119when HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264sawG3708that he had been trickedἐνεπαίχθηenepaichthēG1702bythe magiμάγωνmagōnG3097,he became veryλίαν,lianG3029enragedἐθυμώθηethumōthēG2373,and sentἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649andslewἀνεῖλενaneilenG337allπάνταςpantasG3956the maleG3816childrenG3816who were in BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965and allπᾶσινpasinG3956its vicinityὁρίοιςhorioisG3725,from twoG1332yearsG1332oldG1332and underG2736,accordingκατὰkataG2596to the timeχρόνονchrononG5550whichὃνhonG3739he had determinedἠκρίβωσενēkribōsenG198from the magiμάγων.¶magōnG3097.

17ThenΤότεToteG5119whatG3588had been spokenλέγοντος·legontosG3004throughδιὰdiaG1223JeremiahἸερεμίουIeremiouG2408the prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396was fulfilledἐπληρώθηeplērōthēG4137:

18“A voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456was heardἠκούσθη,ēkousthēG191in RamahῬαμὰRhamaG4471,WeepingκλαυθμὸςklauthmosG2805and greatπολύς,polusG4183mourningὀδυρμὸςodurmosG3602,RachelῬαχὴλRhachēlG4478weepingG2805for her childrenτέκναteknaG5043;And she refusedοὐκ ἤθελενouk ēthelenG3756 G2309to be comfortedπαρακληθῆναιparaklēthēnaiG3870,BecauseὅτιhotiG3754they were noοὐκoukG3756more.”

19But when HerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264diedΤελευτήσαντοςTeleutēsantosG5053,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962appearedφαίνεταιphainetaiG5316in a dreamὄναρonarG3677to JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501in EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125,and saidG3004,

20“GetἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453up, takeπαράλαβεparalabeG3880the ChildπαιδίονpaidionG3813and His motherμητέραmēteraG3384,and goπορεύουporeuouG4198into the landγῆνgēnG1093of IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474;for thoseG3588who soughtζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212the Child’sπαιδίου.¶paidiouG3813lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590are deadτεθνήκασινtethnēkasinG2348.”

21SoδὲdeG1161Joseph gotἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453up, tookπαρέλαβενparelabenG3880the ChildπαιδίονpaidionG3813and His motherμητέραmēteraG3384,and cameεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525into the landγῆνgēnG1093of IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.

22But when he heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191that ArchelausἈρχέλαοςArchelaosG745was reigningβασιλεύειbasileueiG936over JudeaG2453in placeἀντὶantiG473of his fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962HerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264,he was afraidἐφοβήθηephobēthēG5399to goἀπελθεῖν.apeltheinG565thereἐκεῖekeiG1563.ThenG1161after beingwarnedχρηματισθεὶςchrēmatistheisG5537by Godin a dreamὄναρonarG3677,he leftἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenG402for the regionsμέρηmerēG3313of GalileeΓαλιλαίας,GalilaiasG1056,

23and cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064and livedκατῴκησενkatōkēsenG2730in a cityπόλινpolinG4172calledG3004NazarethΝαζαρέτ,NazaretG3478. This wasto fulfillπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137whatG3588was spokenG3004throughδιὰdiaG1223the prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396: “He shall be calledκληθήσεται.¶klēthēsetaiG2564aNazareneΝαζωραῖοςNazōraiosG3480.”

The Visit of the Magi

The Flight to Egypt

Herod Slaughters Babies

Commentaries on Matthew 2