Matthew 2Matthew2

Greek New Testament (Byzantine Majority Text)Berean Standard Bible

1. 1BYZτου δε ιησου γεννηθεντοσ εν βηθλεεμ τησ ιουδαιασ εν ημεραισ ηρωδου του βασιλεωσ ιδου μαγοι απο ανατολων παρεγενοντο εισ ιεροσολυμαBSBBSB: After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
2. 2BYZλεγοντεσ που εστιν ο τεχθεισ βασιλευσ των ιουδαιων ειδομεν γαρ αυτου τον αστερα εν τη ανατολη και ηλθομεν προσκυνησαι αυτωBSBBSB: asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
3. 3BYZακουσασ δε ηρωδησ ο βασιλευσ εταραχθη και πασα ιεροσολυμα μετ αυτουBSBBSB: When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
4. 4BYZκαι συναγαγων παντασ τουσ αρχιερεισ και γραμματεισ του λαου επυνθανετο παρ αυτων που ο χριστοσ γενναταιBSBBSB: And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.
5. 5BYZοι δε ειπον αυτω εν βηθλεεμ τησ ιουδαιασ ουτωσ γαρ γεγραπται δια του προφητουBSBBSB: “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
6. 6BYZκαι συ βηθλεεμ γη ιουδα ουδαμωσ ελαχιστη ει εν τοισ ηγεμοσιν ιουδα εκ σου γαρ εξελευσεται ηγουμενοσ οστισ ποιμανει τον λαον μου τον ισραηλBSBBSB: ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”
7. 7BYZτοτε ηρωδησ λαθρα καλεσασ τουσ μαγουσ ηκριβωσεν παρ αυτων τον χρονον του φαινομενου αστεροσBSBBSB: Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.
8. 8BYZκαι πεμψασ αυτουσ εισ βηθλεεμ ειπεν πορευθεντεσ ακριβωσ εξετασατε περι του παιδιου επαν δε ευρητε απαγγειλατε μοι οπωσ καγω ελθων προσκυνησω αυτωBSBBSB: And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”
9. 9BYZοι δε ακουσαντεσ του βασιλεωσ επορευθησαν και ιδου ο αστηρ ον ειδον εν τη ανατολη προηγεν αυτουσ εωσ ελθων εστη επανω ου ην το παιδιονBSBBSB: After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.
10. 10BYZιδοντεσ δε τον αστερα εχαρησαν χαραν μεγαλην σφοδραBSBBSB: When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight.
11. 11BYZκαι ελθοντεσ εισ την οικιαν ειδον το παιδιον μετα μαριασ τησ μητροσ αυτου και πεσοντεσ προσεκυνησαν αυτω και ανοιξαντεσ τουσ θησαυρουσ αυτων προσηνεγκαν αυτω δωρα χρυσον και λιβανον και σμυρνανBSBBSB: On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
12. 12BYZκαι χρηματισθεντεσ κατ οναρ μη ανακαμψαι προσ ηρωδην δι αλλησ οδου ανεχωρησαν εισ την χωραν αυτωνBSBBSB: And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.
13. 13BYZαναχωρησαντων δε αυτων ιδου αγγελοσ κυριου φαινεται κατ οναρ τω ιωσηφ λεγων εγερθεισ παραλαβε το παιδιον και την μητερα αυτου και φευγε εισ αιγυπτον και ισθι εκει εωσ αν ειπω σοι μελλει γαρ ηρωδησ ζητειν το παιδιον του απολεσαι αυτοBSBBSB: When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
14. 14BYZο δε εγερθεισ παρελαβεν το παιδιον και την μητερα αυτου νυκτοσ και ανεχωρησεν εισ αιγυπτονBSBBSB: So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,
15. 15BYZκαι ην εκει εωσ τησ τελευτησ ηρωδου ινα πληρωθη το ρηθεν υπο του κυριου δια του προφητου λεγοντοσ εξ αιγυπτου εκαλεσα τον υιον μουBSBBSB: where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
16. 16BYZτοτε ηρωδησ ιδων οτι ενεπαιχθη υπο των μαγων εθυμωθη λιαν και αποστειλασ ανειλεν παντασ τουσ παιδασ τουσ εν βηθλεεμ και εν πασιν τοισ οριοισ αυτησ απο διετουσ και κατωτερω κατα τον χρονον ον ηκριβωσεν παρα των μαγωνBSBBSB: When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
17. 17BYZτοτε επληρωθη το ρηθεν υπο ιερεμιου του προφητου λεγοντοσBSBBSB: Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:
18. 18BYZφωνη εν ραμα ηκουσθη θρηνοσ και κλαυθμοσ και οδυρμοσ πολυσ ραχηλ κλαιουσα τα τεκνα αυτησ και ουκ ηθελεν παρακληθηναι οτι ουκ εισινBSBBSB: “A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
19. 19BYZτελευτησαντοσ δε του ηρωδου ιδου αγγελοσ κυριου κατ οναρ φαινεται τω ιωσηφ εν αιγυπτωBSBBSB: After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
20. 20BYZλεγων εγερθεισ παραλαβε το παιδιον και την μητερα αυτου και πορευου εισ γην ισραηλ τεθνηκασιν γαρ οι ζητουντεσ την ψυχην του παιδιουBSBBSB: “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”
21. 21BYZο δε εγερθεισ παρελαβεν το παιδιον και την μητερα αυτου και ηλθεν εισ γην ισραηλBSBBSB: So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.
22. 22BYZακουσασ δε οτι αρχελαοσ βασιλευει επι τησ ιουδαιασ αντι ηρωδου του πατροσ αυτου εφοβηθη εκει απελθειν χρηματισθεισ δε κατ οναρ ανεχωρησεν εισ τα μερη τησ γαλιλαιασBSBBSB: But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,
23. 23BYZκαι ελθων κατωκησεν εισ πολιν λεγομενην ναζαρετ οπωσ πληρωθη το ρηθεν δια των προφητων οτι ναζωραιοσ κληθησεταιBSBBSB: and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”