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 Living Translation (NLT)When they saw the star, they were filled with joy!

Context of Matthew 2:10

8And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the young Child, and when you have found Him, bring back word to me, that I may come and worship Him also.” 9When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. 11And 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. 12Then, being divinely warned in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed for their own country another way.

Matthew 2:10 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whenδέde · thenG1161
• they sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• the starὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the starἀστήρastēr · starG792
• they rejoicedχαίρωchairō · to rejoiceG5463
• with exceedingσφόδραsphodra · veryG4970
• greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• joyχαράchara · joyG5479

Cross-references for Matthew 2:10

• Deuteronomy 32:13“He made him ride in the heights of the earth, That he might eat the produce of the fields; He made him draw honey from the rock, And oil from the flinty rock;
• Psalms 67:4Oh, let the nations be glad and sing for joy! For You shall judge the people righteously, And govern the nations on earth. Selah
• Psalms 105:3Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!
• Luke 2:10Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.
• Acts 13:46Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, “It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first; but since you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.
• Romans 15:9and that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written: “For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles, And sing 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