New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 2

The Visit of the Magi

1NowδὲdeG1161after JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424wasbornγεννηθέντοςgennēthentosG1080in BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965of JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449in the daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250ofHerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264the kingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,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.

4And gatheringG4863togetherσυναγαγὼνsunagagōnG4863allπάνταςpantasG3956the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122of the peopleλαοῦlaouG2992,he inquiredἐπυνθάνετοepunthanetoG4441of them whereποῦpouG4226theMessiahχριστὸςchristosG5547was to be bornγεννᾶται.gennataiG1080.

5They saidG3004to him, “In BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965of JudeaἸουδαίας.IoudaiasG2449;for thisοὕτωςhoutōsG3779is whatG3704has been writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125bythe prophetπροφήτου·prophētouG4396:

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

7ThenΤότεToteG5119HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264secretlyλάθρᾳlathraG2977calledκαλέσαςkalesasG2564for the magiμάγουςmagousG3097and determinedἠκρίβωσενēkribōsenG198from them the exactG5550timeχρόνονchrononG5550the starἀστέρος,asterosG792appearedφαινομένουphainomenouG5316.

8And he sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992them to BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965and saidG3004, “GoπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198and searchἐξετάσατεexetasateG1833carefullyἀκριβῶςakribōsG199for the Childπαιδίου.paidiouG3813;and whenἐπὰνepanG1875you have foundεὕρητε,heurēteG2147Him,reportἀπαγγείλατέapangeilateG518to me, soὅπωςhopōsG3704thatG3704I tooG2532may comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064and worshipπροσκυνήσωproskunēsōG4352Him.”

9AfterδὲdeG1161hearingἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191the kingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935,they wentG4198onG4198their wayG4198;and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,the starἀστὴρastērG792,whichὃνhonG3739they had seenG3708in the eastἀνατολῇanatolēaG395,wentG4254on aheadG4254of them untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193it cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064to a stopἐστάθηestathēG2476overἐπάνωepanōG1883the placewhereοὗhouG3757the Childπαιδίον.paidionG3813was to be found.

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

11And afterG2532they cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064into the houseοἰκίανoikianG3614,they sawG3708the ChildπαιδίονpaidionG3813withHis motherμητρὸςmētrosG3384MaryΜαρίαςMariasG3137;and they fellG4098downπεσόντεςpesontesG4098andworshipedπροσεκύνησανprosekunēsanG4352Him. ThenG2532they openedἀνοίξαντεςanoixantesG455their treasuresθησαυροὺςthēsaurousG2344and presentedπροσήνεγκανprosēnegkanG4374to Him giftsδῶρα,dōraG1435of goldχρυσὸνchrusonG5557,frankincenseλίβανονlibanonG3030,and myrrhσμύρναν.smurnanG4666.

12And after beingwarnedχρηματισθέντεςchrēmatisthentesG5537by Godin a dreamὄναρonarG3677not to returnἀνακάμψαιanakampsaiG344to HerodἩρῴδην,HērōdēnG2264, the magileftἀνεχώρησανanechōrēsanG402for their own countryχώρανchōranG5561by anotherἄλληςallēsG243wayὁδοῦhodouG3598.

The Escape to Egypt

13NowδὲdeG1161when they had goneἈναχωρησάντωνAnachōrēsantōnG402,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, anangelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962appearedφαίνεταιphainetaiG5316to JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501in a dreamὄναρonarG3677and saidλέγων·legōnG3004, “GetG1453upG1453!TakeπαράλαβεparalabeG3880the ChildπαιδίονpaidionG3813and His motherμητέραmēteraG3384and fleeφεῦγεpheugeG5343to EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125,and stayἴσθιisthiG1510thereἐκεῖekeiG1563untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193I tellG3004you; for HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264isG3195goingG3195toG3195searchG2212forG2212the ChildπαιδίονpaidionG3813to killἀπολέσαιapolesaiG622Him.”

14SoδὲdeG1161Joseph gotG1453upG1453and tookπαρέλαβενparelabenG3880the ChildπαιδίονpaidionG3813and His motherμητέραmēteraG3384while it was still nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,and leftἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenG402for EgyptΑἴγυπτον,AiguptonG125.

15HestayedἦνēnG1510thereἐκεῖekeiG1563untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the deathτελευτῆςteleutēsG5054of HerodἩρῴδου,HērōdouG2264; this happenedsoἵναinaG2443thatG2443whatG3588had been spokenλέγοντος·legontosG3004by the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962throughδιὰdiaG1223the prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396would be fulfilledπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137: “Out of EgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125I calledἐκάλεσαekalesaG2564My SonυἱόνhuionG5207.”

Herod Slaughters Babies

16ThenΤότεToteG5119when HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264sawG3708that he had been trickedἐνεπαίχθηenepaichthēG1702bythe magiμάγωνmagōnG3097,he became veryλίαν,lianG3029enragedἐθυμώθηethumōthēG2373,and sentἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649men andkilledἀνεῖλενaneilenG337allπάνταςpantasG3956the boysπαῖδαςpaidasG3816who were in BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965and allπᾶσινpasinG3956its vicinityὁρίοιςhorioisG3725who were twoG1332yearsG1332oldG1332or underG2737,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“GetG1453upG1453,takeπαράλαβεparalabeG3880the ChildπαιδίονpaidionG3813and His motherμητέραmēteraG3384,and goπορεύουporeuouG4198to the landγῆνgēnG1093of IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474;for thoseG3588who soughtζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212the Child’sπαιδίου.¶paidiouG3813lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590are deadτεθνήκασινtethnēkasinG2348.”

21SoδὲdeG1161Joseph gotG1453upG1453,tookπαρέλαβενparelabenG3880the ChildπαιδίονpaidionG3813and His motherμητέραmēteraG3384,and cameεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525into the landγῆνgēnG1093of IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.

22But when he heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191that ArchelausἈρχέλαοςArchelaosG745was reigningβασιλεύειbasileueiG936over JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449inG473placeG473ofG473his fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962HerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264,he wasG5399afraidἐφοβήθηephobēthēG5399to goἀπελθεῖν.apeltheinG565thereἐκεῖekeiG1563.ThenG1161after beingwarnedχρηματισθεὶςchrēmatistheisG5537by Godin a dreamὄναρonarG3677,he leftἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenG402for the regionsμέρηmerēG3313of GalileeΓαλιλαίας,GalilaiasG1056,

23and cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064and settledκατῴκησενkatōkēsenG2730in a cityπόλινpolinG4172calledG3004NazarethΝαζαρέτ,NazaretG3478. This happenedsoὅπωςhopōsG3704thatG3704whatG3588was spokenG3004throughδιὰdiaG1223the prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396would be fulfilledπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137: “He will be calledκληθήσεται.¶klēthēsetaiG2564aNazareneΝαζωραῖοςNazōraiosG3480.”

The Visit of the Magi

The Escape to Egypt

Herod Slaughters Babies

Commentaries on Matthew 2