Matthew 2:1

Therfor whanne Jhesus was borun in Bethleem of Juda, in the daies of king Eroude, lo! astromyenes camen fro the eest to Jerusalem,

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In The King James Version

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

In Context

2and seiden, Where is he, that is borun king of Jewis? for we han seyn his sterre in the eest, and we comen to worschipe him.

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Cross References

Genesis 10:30And the habitacioun of hem was maad fro Messa, as `me goith til to Sefar, an hil of the eest.

Genesis 49:10The septre schal not be takun awey fro Juda, and a duyk of his hipe, til he come that schal be sent, and he schal be abiding of hethene men;

Matthew Henry on Matthew 2:1

In this chapter, we have the history of our Saviour's infancy, where we find how early he began to suffer, and that in him the word of righteousness was fulfilled, before he himself began to fulfil all righteousness. Here is, I. The wise men's solicitous enquiry after Christ, ver. 1-8 . II. Their devout attendance on him, when they found out where he was, ver. 9-12 . III. Christ's flight into Egypt, to avoid the cruelty of Herod, ver. 13-15 . IV. The barbarous murder of the infants of Bethlehem, ver. 16-18 . V.… Read the whole commentary →

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