Matthew 2
Revised Version 1895
1NowG1161 whenG1161 JesusG2424 was bornG1080 inG1722 BethlehemG965 ofG1080 Judaea inG1722 theG3588 daysG2250 ofG1080 HerodG2264 theG3588 kingG935, beholdG2400, wise men fromG575 theG3588 eastG395 cameG3854 toG1519 JerusalemG2414, 2sayingG3004, WhereG4226 isG1510 heG2532 thatG3004 isG1510 bornG5088 KingG935 ofG935 theG3588 JewsG2453? forG1063 weG2532 sawG3708 hisG846 starG792 inG1722 theG3588 eastG395, andG2532 areG1510 comeG2064 toG3004 worshipG4352 himG846. 3AndG2532 whenG2532 HerodG2264 theG3956 kingG935 heardG191 itG846, heG2532 was troubledG5015, andG2532 allG3956 JerusalemG2414 withG3326 himG846. 4AndG2532 gatheringG4863 togetherG4863 allG3956 theG3956 chiefG749 priestsG749 andG2532 scribesG1122 ofG1080 theG3956 peopleG2992, heG2532 inquiredG4441 ofG1080 themG846 whereG4226 theG3956 ChristG5547 shouldG2532 beG2532 bornG1080. 5AndG1161 theyG846 saidG3004 unto himG846, InG1722 BethlehemG965 ofG1223 Judaea: forG1063 thusG3779 itG846 is writtenG1125 byG1722 theG3588 prophetG4396, 6AndG2532 thou BethlehemG965, landG1093 ofG1537 JudahG2455, Art inG1722 noG3760 wise leastG1646 amongG1722 theG3588 princes ofG1537 JudahG2455: ForG1063 outG1831 ofG1537 thee shallG2532 comeG1831 forthG1831 aG1510 governorG2232, WhichG3748 shallG2532 beG1510 shepherdG4165 ofG1537 myG1722 peopleG2992 IsraelG2474. 7ThenG5119 HerodG2264 privily calledG2564 theG3588 wise menG846, andG846 learned ofG3588 themG846 carefully whatG3588 timeG5550 theG3588 starG792 appearedG5316. 8AndG2532 heG2532 sentG3992 themG846 toG1519 BethlehemG965, andG2532 saidG3004, GoG4198 andG2532 searchG1833 outG1438 carefullyG199 concerningG4012 theG3588 young childG3813; andG2532 whenG2532 ye have foundG2147 himG846, bringG3004 meG3004 wordG518, thatG3004 IG1473 alsoG2532 mayG2532 comeG2064 andG2532 worshipG4352 himG846. 9AndG2532 theyG846, having heardG191 theG3588 kingG935, wentG2064 theirG846 wayG4198; andG2532 loG2400, theG3588 starG792, whichG3739 theyG846 sawG3708 inG1722 theG3588 eastG395, wentG2064 beforeG4254 themG846, till itG846 cameG2064 andG2532 stoodG2476 overG1883 whereG3757 theG3588 young childG3813 wasG1510. 10AndG1161 whenG1161 theyG1161 sawG3708 theG3588 starG792, theyG1161 rejoicedG5463 withG4970 exceeding greatG3173 joyG5479. 11AndG2532 theyG846 cameG2064 intoG1519 theG3588 houseG3614 andG2532 sawG3708 theG3588 young childG3813 withG3326 MaryG3137 hisG846 motherG3384; andG2532 theyG846 fellG4098 downG4098 andG2532 worshipped himG846; andG2532 openingG455 theirG846 treasuresG2344 theyG846 offeredG4374 unto himG846 giftsG1435, goldG5557 andG2532 frankincenseG3030 andG2532 myrrhG4666. 12AndG2532 being warnedG5537 ofG1223 GodG846 inG1519 a dreamG3677 thatG846 theyG846 shouldG2532 notG3361 returnG344 toG1519 HerodG2264, theyG846 departedG402 intoG1519 theirG846 ownG846 countryG5561 anotherG243 wayG3598. 13NowG1161 whenG2532 theyG846 wereG1510 departedG402, beholdG2400, anG1510 angelG32 ofG2962 theG3588 LordG2962 appeareth toG1519 JosephG2501 inG1519 aG1510 dreamG3677, sayingG3004, AriseG1453 andG2532 takeG3880 theG3588 young childG3813 andG2532 hisG846 motherG3384, andG2532 fleeG5343 intoG1519 EgyptG125, andG2532 beG1510 thou thereG1563 untilG2193 IG2532 tellG3004 thee: forG1063 HerodG2264 willG1510 seekG2212 theG3588 young childG3813 toG1519 destroyG622 himG846. 14AndG2532 heG2532 arose andG2532 tookG3880 theG3588 young childG3813 andG2532 hisG846 motherG3384 byG2532 nightG3571, andG2532 departedG402 intoG1519 EgyptG125; 15andG2532 wasG1510 thereG1563 untilG2193 theG3588 deathG5054 ofG5207 HerodG2264: thatG2443 itG1223 mightG2532 beG1510 fulfilledG4137 whichG3588 wasG1510 spokenG3004 byG5259 theG3588 LordG2962 throughG1223 theG3588 prophetG4396, sayingG3004, OutG1537 ofG5207 EgyptG125 didG1510 IG1473 callG2564 myG5259 sonG5207. 16ThenG2532 HerodG2264, whenG2532 heG2532 sawG3708 thatG3754 heG2532 was mockedG1702 ofG575 theG3956 wise menG3956, was exceeding wroth, andG2532 sentG649 forthG649, andG2532 slewG337 allG3956 theG3956 maleG3816 childrenG3816 thatG3754 were inG1722 BethlehemG965, andG2532 inG1722 allG3956 theG3956 borders thereof, fromG575 twoG1332 yearsG1332 oldG1332 andG2532 underG5259, accordingG2596 toG2596 theG3956 timeG5550 whichG3739 heG2532 had carefully learned ofG575 theG3956 wise menG3956. 17ThenG5119 was fulfilledG4137 thatG3004 whichG3588 was spokenG3004 byG1223 JeremiahG2408 theG3588 prophetG4396, sayingG3004, 18AG1510 voiceG5456 wasG1510 heardG191 inG1722 RamahG4471, WeepingG2799 andG2532 greatG4183 mourningG3602, RachelG4478 weepingG2799 forG3754 herG846 childrenG5043; AndG2532 sheG846 wouldG846 notG3756 beG1510 comfortedG3870, becauseG3754 theyG846 areG1510 notG3756. 19ButG1161 whenG1161 HerodG2264 was dead, beholdG2400, anG32 angelG32 ofG2962 theG3588 LordG2962 appeareth inG1722 a dreamG3677 toG2596 JosephG2501 inG1722 EgyptG125, 20sayingG3004, AriseG1453 andG2532 takeG3880 theG3588 young childG3813 andG2532 hisG846 motherG3384, andG2532 goG4198 intoG1519 theG3588 landG1093 ofG1093 IsraelG2474: forG1063 theyG846 are deadG2348 thatG3004 soughtG2212 theG3588 young child’sG3813 lifeG5590. 21AndG2532 heG2532 arose andG2532 tookG3880 theG3588 young childG3813 andG2532 hisG846 motherG3384, andG2532 cameG1525 intoG1519 theG3588 landG1093 ofG1093 IsraelG2474. 22ButG1161 whenG1161 heG846 heardG191 thatG3754 ArchelausG745 was reigningG936 overG2596 Judaea inG1519 theG3588 room ofG3962 hisG846 fatherG3962 HerodG2264, heG846 was afraidG5399 toG1519 goG565 thither; andG1161 being warnedG5537 ofG3962 GodG846 inG1519 a dreamG3677, heG846 withdrewG402 intoG1519 theG3588 partsG3313 ofG3962 GalileeG1056, 23andG2532 cameG2064 andG2532 dwelt inG1519 a cityG4172 calledG2564 NazarethG3478: thatG3754 itG1223 mightG2532 beG2532 fulfilledG4137 whichG3748 was spokenG3004 byG1223 theG3588 prophetsG4396, thatG3754 heG2532 shouldG2532 beG2532 calledG2564 a NazareneG3480.
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
Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain
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