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Matthew 2:11 KJV
Matthew · chapter 2 · verse 11
And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.Matthew 2:11 · King James Version
Matthew 2:11 in context
9When 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.
10When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
11And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
12And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
13And when they were 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.
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Key words (Strong's)
- worshippedproskyneōto kiss the hand to one, in token of reverence, among the Orientals, esp. the Persians…G4352 →
- treasuresthēsaurosthe place in which good and precious things are collected and laid up, a casket, coffer…G2344 →
- mothermētēra mother, metaph. the source of something, the motherlandG3384 →
- openedanoigōto openG455 →
- houseoikiaa house, an inhabited edifice, a dwelling, the inmates of a house, the family, property…G3614 →
- childpaidiona young child, a little boy, a little girl, infants, children, little ones, an infant, of…G3813 →
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We have here the wise men's humble attendance upon this new-born King of the Jews, and the honours they paid him. From Jerusalem they went to Bethlehem, resolving to seek till they should find; but it is very strange that they went alone;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-12