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Matthew 2

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Matthew 2 Bible text

WEB: 1WEB

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

ASV: 1ASV

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

WEB: 2WEB

“Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him.”

ASV: 2ASV

Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

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When King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

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And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

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Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born.

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And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.

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They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is written through the prophet,

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And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judæa: for thus it is written through the prophet,

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‘You Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the princes of Judah; for out of you shall come a governor who shall shepherd my people, Israel.’”

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And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, Art in no wise least among the princes of Judah: For out of thee shall come forth a governor, Who shall be shepherd of my people Israel.

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Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.

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Then Herod privily called the Wise-men, and learned of them exactly what time the star appeared.

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He sent them to Bethlehem, and said, “Go and search diligently for the young child. When you have found him, bring me word, so that I also may come and worship him.”

ASV: 8ASV

And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search out exactly concerning the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word, that I also may come and worship him.

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They, having heard the king, went their way; and behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them until it came and stood over where the young child was.

ASV: 9ASV

And they, having heard the king, went their way; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

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When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

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And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

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They came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

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And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they fell down and worshipped him; and opening their treasures they offered unto him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.

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Being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their own country another way.

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And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

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Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.”

ASV: 13ASV

Now when they were departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I tell thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

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He arose and took the young child and his mother by night and departed into Egypt,

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And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt;

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and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”

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and was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt did I call my son.

WEB: 16WEB

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men.

ASV: 16ASV

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the Wise-men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned of the Wise-men.

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Then that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying,

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Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

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“A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; she wouldn’t be comforted, because they are no more.”

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A voice was heard in Ramah, Weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; And she would not be comforted, because they are not.

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But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,

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But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,

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“Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who sought the young child’s life are dead.”

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Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead that sought the young child’s life.

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He arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

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And he arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

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But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. Being warned in a dream, he withdrew into the region of Galilee,

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But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judæa in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned of God in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee,

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and came and lived in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets that he will be called a Nazarene.

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and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, that he should be called a Nazarene.