Matthew 2:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 2:1

Wise Men from the East

1 Now after ^aJesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men ^bfrom the East came to Jerusalem,

2 saying, ^a“Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen ^bHis star in the East and have come to worship Him.”

3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

4 And when he had gathered all ^athe chief priests and ^bscribes of the people together, ^che inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.

5 So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet:

6 ‘But^a you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
Are not the least among the rulers of Judah;
For out of you shall come a Ruler
^bWho will shepherd My people Israel.’ ”

7 Then Herod, when he had secretly called the¹ wise men, determined from them what time the ^astar appeared.

8 And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the young Child, and when you have found Him, bring back word to me, that I may come and worship Him also.”

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Interlinear Bible for Matthew 2:1:

Now
de (#1161) when Jesus
Iesous (#2424) was born
gennao (#1080) in
en (#1722) Bethlehem
Bethleem (#965) of Judea
Ioudaia (#2449) in
en (#1722) the days
hemera (#2250) of Herod
Herodes (#2264) the
xurao (#3588) king,
basileus (#935) behold,
idou (#2400) there came
paraginomai (#3854) wise men
magos (#3097) from
apo (#575) the east
anatole (#395) to
eis (#1519) Jerusalem,
Hierosoluma (#2414)

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