Matthew 2:10

Matthew 2:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
• New International Version (NIV)When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

Context of Matthew 2:10

8And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come and worship Him.” 9After hearing the king, they went on their way; and behold, the star, which they had seen in the east, went on ahead of them until it came to a stop over the place where the Child was to be found. When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. 11And after they came into the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary; and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 12And after being warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.

Matthew 2:10 word by word

ἰδόντες δὲ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐχάρησαν χαρὰν μεγάλην σφόδρα,Read the interlinear

• When they sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• the starἀστήρastēr · starG792
• they rejoicedχαίρωchairō · to rejoiceG5463
• exceedinglyσφόδραsphodra · veryG4970
• with greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• joyχαράchara · joyG5479

Cross-references for Matthew 2:10

• Deuteronomy 32:13He had him ride on the high places of the earth, And he ate the produce of the field; And He had him suck honey from the rock, And oil from the flinty rock,
• Psalms 67:4May the nations be glad and sing for joy; For You will judge the peoples with fairness And guide the nations on the earth. Selah
• Psalms 105:3Boast in His holy name; May the heart of those who seek the Lord be joyful.
• Luke 2:10And so the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people;
• Acts 13:46Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first. Since you repudiate it and consider yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.
• Romans 15:9and for the Gentiles to glorify God for His mercy; as it is written: “Therefore I will give praise to You among the Gentiles, And I will sing praises to Your name.”

Commentaries on Matthew 2:10

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-12Verses 9-12 What joy these wise men felt upon this sight of the star, none know so well as those who, after a long and melancholy night of temptation and desertion, under the power of a spirit of bondage, at length receive the Spirit of adoption, witnessing with their spirits that they are the children of God. We may well think what a disappointment it was to them, when they found a cottage was his palace, and his own poor mother the only attendant he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-10God placed the star to guide the wise men to the Messiah (see Numbers 24:17). The details are unclear.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy--The language is very strong, expressing exuberant transport.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 2:10

• Heathen
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joy
• Magi
• Wisdom
• Wise Men

In the dictionaries

• Dream
• Flee
• Herod the Great
• Jesus
• Lamentation
• Magic
• Mary
• Stars
• Warn
• Augury

Commentaries on Matthew 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings