Matthew 2 (NET)

Matthew 2:1¹After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, in the time of King Herod, wise men from the East came to JerusalemCopy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 2:2²saying, “Where is the one who is born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 2:3³When King Herod heard this he was alarmed, and all Jerusalem with him.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 2:4⁴After assembling all the chief priests and experts in the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 2:5⁵“In Bethlehem of Judea,” they said, “for it is written this way by the prophet:Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 2:6⁶‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are in no way least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 2:7⁷Then Herod privately summoned the wise men and determined from them when the star had appeared.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 2:8⁸He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and look carefully for the child. When you find him, inform me so that I can go and worship him as well.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 2:9⁹After listening to the king they left, and once again the star they saw when it rose led them until it stopped above the place where the child was.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 2:10¹⁰When they saw the star they shouted joyfully.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 2:11¹¹As they came into the house and saw the child with Mary his mother, they bowed down and worshiped him. They opened their treasure boxes and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 2:12¹²After being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back by another route to their own country.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 2:13¹³After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to look for the child to kill him.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 2:14¹⁴Then he got up, took the child and his mother during the night, and went to Egypt.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 2:15¹⁵He stayed there until Herod died. In this way what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet was fulfilled: “I called my Son out of Egypt.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 2:16¹⁶When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 2:17¹⁷Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 2:18¹⁸“A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud wailing, Rachel weeping for her children, and she did not want to be comforted, because they were gone.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 2:19¹⁹After Herod had died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in EgyptCopy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 2:20²⁰saying, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child’s life are dead.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 2:21²¹So he got up and took the child and his mother and returned to the land of Israel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 2:22²²But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. After being warned in a dream, he went to the regions of Galilee.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Matthew 2:23²³He came to a town called Nazareth and lived there. Then what had been spoken by the prophets was fulfilled, that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s