Matthew 2:11
And having come into the house they saw the little child with Mary his mother, and falling down did him homage. And having opened their treasures, they offered to him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
10And when they saw the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
Cross References
Exodus 30:23And thou, take best spices of liquid myrrh five hundred [shekels], and of sweet cinnamon the half two hundred and fifty, and of sweet myrtle two hundred and fifty,
Leviticus 2:1And when any one will present an oblation to Jehovah, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense thereon.
Numbers 7:14one cup of ten [shekels] of gold, full of incense;
1 Samuel 10:27But the children of Belial said, How should this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no gifts. But he was as one deaf.
1 Kings 10:10And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in very great abundance, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as those which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
Psalms 45:8Myrrh and aloes, cassia, are all thy garments; out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 2:10-13
The Wise Men Worship Christ. 9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. 11 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. 12 And being warned of… Read the whole commentary →