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Matthew 2:1 KJV
Matthew · chapter 2 · verse 1
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,Matthew 2:1 · King James Version
Matthew 2:1 in context
1Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
2Saying, 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.
3When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
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Key words (Strong's)
- BethlehembēthleemBethlehem = " house of bread" , a village about six miles south of JerusalemG965 →
- JudaeaioudaiaJudaea = " he shall be praised" , in a narrower sense, to the southern portion of…G2449 →
- beholdidoubehold, see, loG2400 →
- JesusiēsousJesus = " Jehovah is salvation" , Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind…G2424 →
- HerodhērōdēsHerod = " heroic" , the name of a royal family that flourished among the Jews in…G2264 →
- borngennaōof men who fathered children, to be born, to be begotten, of women giving birth to…G1080 →
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It was a mark of humiliation put upon the Lord Jesus that, though he was the Desire of all nations, yet his coming into the world was little observed and taken notice of, his birth was obscure and unregarded: herein he emptied himself, and made himself of no reputation.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8