Matthew 2 Matthew 2
Birth and preparation of the King
The Pilgrimage of the Magi (Micah 5:1–6)
2 WBS Saying, Where is he that is born king of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and have come to worship him. BSB BSB: 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 WBS When Herod the king had heard these things , he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. BSB BSB: When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 WBS And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where Christ should be born. BSB BSB: 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 WBS And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet, BSB BSB: “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
6 WBS And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, art not the least among the princes of Judah: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel. BSB BSB: ‘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 WBS Then Herod, when he had privately called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. BSB BSB: Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.
8 WBS And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go, and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him , bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. BSB BSB: 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 WBS When they had heard the king, they departed; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. BSB BSB: 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 WBS When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. BSB BSB: When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight.
11 WBS And when they had come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshiped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented to him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. BSB BSB: 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 WBS And being warned by God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. BSB BSB: And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.
The Flight to Egypt (Hosea 11:1–7)
13 WBS And when they had departed, behold, the 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 bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. BSB BSB: 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 WBS When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: BSB BSB: So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,
Weeping and Great Mourning (Jeremiah 31:1–25)
16 WBS Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. BSB BSB: 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 WBS Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, BSB BSB: Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:
18 WBS In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not. BSB BSB: “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.”
The Return to Nazareth (Luke 2:39–40)
20 WBS Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead who sought the young child's life. BSB BSB: “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 WBS And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. BSB BSB: So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.
22 WBS But when he heard that Archelaus reigned in Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned by God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee: BSB BSB: 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 WBS And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene. BSB BSB: 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.”