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 King James Version (NKJV)When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

Context of Matthew 2:10

8And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the Child. And when you have found Him, bring word back to me so that I may come and worship Him as well.” 9After listening to the king, they went their way. And behold, the star they had seen in the east went on before them, until it came to rest over the place where the Child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great gladness. 11And when they came into the house, they saw the Child with His mother Miriam; and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 12And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their own country by 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 32:13He made him mount the heights of the land. so he ate the produce of the field. He suckled him with honey from a rock, with oil from a flinty boulder.
• Psalms 67:4Let the peoples praise You, O God. Let all the peoples praise You.
• Psalms 105:3Glory in His holy Name. Let the heart of those who seek Adonai rejoice.
• Luke 2:10But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I proclaim Good News to you, which will be great joy to all the people.
• Acts 13:46Both Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, “It was necessary for the word of God to be spoken to you first. Since you reject it and judge yourselves unfit for eternal life—behold, we turn to the Gentiles.
• Romans 15:9and for the Gentiles to glorify God for His mercy. As it is written, “For this reason I will give You praise among the Gentiles, and I will 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