New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 2:2-12

2“WhereG4226 is He who has been bornG5088 1KingG935 of the JewsG2453? For we sawG3708 2His starG792 in the eastG395 and have comeG2064 to worshipG4352 Him.” 3When HerodG2264 the kingG935 heardG191 this, he was troubledG5015, and allG3956 JerusalemG2414 with him. 4And gatheringG4863 togetherG4863 allG3956 the chiefG749 priestsG749 and scribesG1122 of the peopleG2992, he inquiredG4441 of them whereG4226 the 3MessiahG5547 was to be bornG1080. 5They saidG3004 to him, “4In BethlehemG965 of JudeaG2449; for thisG3779 is whatG3704 has been writtenG1125 5by 6the prophetG4396:6‘7And you, BethlehemG965, landG1093 of JudahG2455, Are by noG3760 meansG3760 leastG1646 amongG1722 the leadersG2233 of JudahG2455; For from you will comeG1831 forthG1831 a RulerG2233 WhoG3748 will 8shepherdG4165 My peopleG2992 IsraelG2474.’”

7ThenG5119 HerodG2264 secretlyG2977 calledG2564 for the magiG3097 and determinedG198 from them the exactG5550 9timeG5550 10the starG792 appearedG5316. 8And he sentG3992 them to BethlehemG965 and saidG3004, “GoG4198 and searchG1833 carefullyG199 for the ChildG3813; and whenG1875 you have foundG2147 Him, reportG518 to me, soG3704 thatG3704 I tooG2532 may comeG2064 and worshipG4352 Him.” 9AfterG1161 hearingG191 the kingG935, they wentG4198 onG4198 their wayG4198; and beholdG2400, the starG792, whichG3739 they had seenG3708 in the eastG395, wentG4254 on aheadG4254 of them untilG2193 it cameG2064 to a stopG2476 overG1883 the place whereG3757 the ChildG3813 was to be found. 10When they sawG3708 the starG792, they rejoicedG5463 exceedinglyG4970 with greatG3173 joyG5479. 11And afterG2532 they cameG2064 into the houseG3614, they sawG3708 the ChildG3813 with 11His motherG3384 MaryG3137; and they fellG4098 downG4098 and 12 13worshipedG4352 Him. ThenG2532 they openedG455 their treasuresG2344 and presentedG4374 to Him giftsG1435 of goldG5557, frankincenseG3030, and myrrhG4666. 12And after being 14warnedG5537 by God 15in a dreamG3677 not to returnG344 to HerodG2264, the magi leftG402 for their own countryG5561 by anotherG243 wayG3598.

Notes

1. Matthew 2:2 Jer 23:5; 30:9; Zech 9:9; Matt 27:11; Luke 19:38; 23:38; John 1:49 ↩
2. Matthew 2:2 Num 24:17 ↩
3. Matthew 2:4 From Gr Christos, which means Messiah (Heb for Anointed One) ↩
4. Matthew 2:5 John 7:42 ↩
5. Matthew 2:5 Or through ↩
6. Matthew 2:5 I.e., Micah ↩
7. Matthew 2:6 Mic 5:2; John 7:42 ↩
8. Matthew 2:6 John 21:16 ↩
9. Matthew 2:7 Lit time of the appearing star ↩
10. Matthew 2:7 Num 24:17 ↩
11. Matthew 2:11 Matt 1:18; 12:46 ↩
12. Matthew 2:11 Lit prostrated themselves to; i.e., lay face down in a prone position to indicate worship ↩
13. Matthew 2:11 Matt 14:33 ↩
14. Matthew 2:12 Matt 2:13, 19, 22; Luke 2:26; Acts 10:22; Heb 8:5; 11:7 ↩
15. Matthew 2:12 Job 33:15, 16; Matt 1:20 ↩