Matthew 2:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 2:3

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 2:3:

When
de (#1161) Herod
Herodes (#2264) the
xurao (#3588) king
basileus (#935) had heard
akouo (#191) these things, he was troubled,
tarasso (#5015) and
kai (#2532) all
pas (#3956) Jerusalem
Hierosoluma (#2414) with
meta (#3326) him.
autos (#846)

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