Matthew 2:2
“Saying, Where is he that is borne King of the Iewes? for we haue seene his Starre in the East, and are come to worship him.”
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Matthew 2:2 Context
1Now when Iesus was borne in Bethlehem of Iudea, in the dayes of Herod the king, behold, there came Wise men from the East to Hierusalem, 2Saying, Where is he that is borne King of the Iewes? for we haue seene his Starre in the East, and are come to worship him. 3When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Hierusalem with him. 4And when he had gathered all the chiefe Priests and Scribes of the people together, hee demanded of them where Christ should be borne.
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Other Translations for Matthew 2:2
Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
- King James Version
"Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Saying, Where is the King of the Jews whose birth has now taken place? We have seen his star in the east and have come to give him worship.
- Basic English Bible
Where is the king of the Jews that has been born? for we have seen his star in the east, and have come to do him homage.
- Darby Bible
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.
- Webster's Bible
inquiring, "Where is the newly born king of the Jews? For we have seen his Star in the east, and have come here to do him homage."
- Weymouth Bible
Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him.
- World English Bible
and seiden, Where is he, that is borun king of Jewis? for we han seyn his sterre in the eest, and we comen to worschipe him.
- Wycliffe Bible
saying, `Where is he who was born king of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and we came to bow to him.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Matthew 2:2
2:2 To do him homage - To pay him that honour, by bowing to the earth before him, which the eastern nations used to pay to their monarchs.
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 2:2
Mt 2:2 Where is he that is born King of the Jews? Their question shows two things: (1) That they partook of the general expectation that about this time there would appear in the East a Ruler divinely appointed to his mission. The works of profane writers of this period show that this expectation was general. (2) It is plain that the wise men misapprehended the mission of Christ, and expected him to be a secular king. We have seen his star in the east. No certain conclusion can be reached as to what this appearance in the heavens was, and it is useless to enter into the discussion. It seemed a part of God's plan that Gentiles as well as Jews should offer homage to the infant King.