Matthew 2:11

Matthew 2:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
• New International Version (NIV)On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Context of Matthew 2:11

9After listening to the king they left, and once again the star they saw when it rose led them until it stopped above the place where the child was. 10When they saw the star they shouted joyfully. As they came into the house and saw the child with Mary his mother, they bowed down and worshiped him. They opened their treasure boxes and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 12After being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back by another route to their own country. 13After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to look for the child to kill him.”

Matthew 2:11 word by word

καὶ ἐλθόντες εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν εἶδον τὸ παιδίον μετὰ Μαρίας τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ πεσόντες προσεκύνησαν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἀνοίξαντες τοὺς θησαυροὺς αὐτῶν προσήνεγκαν αὐτῷ δῶρα, χρυσὸν καὶ λίβανον καὶ σμύρναν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• when they were comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the houseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the houseοἰκίαoikia · homeG3614
• they sawεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• the young childπαιδίονpaidion · childG3813
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• MaryΜαρίαMaria Mariam · MaryG3137
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
• fell downπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• and worshippedπροσκυνέωproskuneō · to worshipG4352
• they had openedἀνοίγωanoigō · to openG455
• treasuresθησαυρόςthēsauros · treasureG2344
• they presentedπροσφέρωprospherō · to bring toG4374
• giftsδῶρονdōron · giftG1435
• goldχρυσόςchrusos · goldG5557
• frankincenseλίβανοςlibanos · frankincenseG3030
• myrrhσμύρναsmurna · myrrhG4666

Cross-references for Matthew 2:11

• Luke 2:16So they hurried off and located Mary and Joseph, and found the baby lying in a manger.
• Matthew 2:2saying, “Where is the one who is born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”
• Matthew 4:9And he said to him, “I will give you all these things if you throw yourself to the ground and worship me.”
• Matthew 14:33Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”
• Psalms 2:12Give sincere homage! Otherwise he will be angry, and you will die because of your behavior, when his anger quickly ignites. How blessed are all who take shelter in him!
• Psalms 95:6Come! Let’s bow down and worship! Let’s kneel before the Lord, our creator!
• John 5:22Furthermore, the Father does not judge anyone, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,
• Acts 10:25So when Peter came in, Cornelius met him, fell at his feet, and worshiped him.
• Revelation 19:10So I threw myself down at his feet to worship him, but he said, “Do not do this! I am only a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony about Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony about Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
• Revelation 22:8I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things, and when I heard and saw them, I threw myself down to worship at the feet of the angel who was showing them to me.
• Genesis 43:11Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Take some of the best products of the land in your bags, and take a gift down to the man – a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.
• 1 Samuel 10:27But some wicked men said, “How can this man save us?” They despised him and did not even bring him a gift. But Saul said nothing about it.
• 1 Kings 10:2She arrived in Jerusalem with a great display of pomp, bringing with her camels carrying spices, a very large quantity of gold, and precious gems. She visited Solomon and discussed with him everything that was on her mind.
• Psalms 72:10The kings of Tarshish and the coastlands will offer gifts; the kings of Sheba and Seba will bring tribute.
• Isaiah 60:6Camel caravans will cover your roads, young camels from Midian and Ephah. All the merchants of Sheba will come, bringing gold and incense and singing praises to the Lord.
• Exodus 30:23“Take choice spices: twelve and a half pounds of free-flowing myrrh, half that – about six and a quarter pounds – of sweet-smelling cinnamon, six and a quarter pounds of sweet-smelling cane,

Commentaries on Matthew 2:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11They presented unto him gifts - The people of the east never approach the presence of kings and great personages, without a present in their hands. This custom is often noticed in the Old Testament, and still prevails in the east, and in some of the newly discovered South Sea Islands. Gold, and frankincense, and myrrh - Some will have these gifts to be emblematic of the Divinity, regal office, and manhood of Christ. "They offered him incense as their God…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11The house - The place where he was born, or the place where they lived at that time. Fell down - This was the usual way of showing respect or homage among the Jews, Esther 8:3; Job 1:20; Daniel 3:7; Psalm 72:11; Isaiah 46:6. Worshipped him - Did him homage as King of the Jews. See the notes at Matthew 2:2. Had opened their treasures - The treasures which they had brought, or the boxes, etc., in which they had brought their gold, etc. They presented unto…Read the comment
• 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. 11The wise men gave costly gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the king (see Psalm 72:10–17; Isaiah 60). The idea of three wise men comes from the number of gifts. But the text does not say how many wise men there were.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. And when they were come into the house--not the stable; for as soon as Bethlehem was emptied of its strangers, they would have no difficulty in finding a dwelling-house. they saw--The received text has "found"; but here our translators rightly depart from it, for it has no authority. the young child with Mary his mother--The blessed Babe is naturally mentioned first, then the mother; but Joseph, though doubtless present, is not noticed, as being but…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 2:11

• Faith
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• Heathen
• Incense
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Liberality
• Magi
• Missions
• Money
• Myrrh
• Salutations
• Wisdom
• Wise Men

In the dictionaries

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• Flee
• Herod the Great
• Jesus
• Lamentation
• Magic
• Mary
• Myrrh
• Warn
• Adoration

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