1 του δε ιησου γεννηθεντοσ εν βηθλεεμ τησ ιουδαιασ εν ημεραισ ηρωδου του βασιλεωσ ιδου μαγοι απο ανατολων παρεγενοντο εισ ιεροσολυμα 2 λεγοντεσ που εστιν ο τεχθεισ βασιλευσ των ιουδαιων ειδομεν γαρ αυτου τον αστερα εν τη ανατολη και ηλθομεν προσκυνησαι αυτω 3 ακουσασ δε ηρωδησ ο βασιλευσ εταραχθη και πασα ιεροσολυμα μετ αυτου 4 και συναγαγων παντασ τουσ αρχιερεισ και γραμματεισ του λαου επυνθανετο παρ αυτων που ο χριστοσ γενναται 5 οι δε ειπον αυτω εν βηθλεεμ τησ ιουδαιασ ουτωσ γαρ γεγραπται δια του προφητου 6 και συ βηθλεεμ γη ιουδα ουδαμωσ ελαχιστη ει εν τοισ ηγεμοσιν ιουδα εκ σου γαρ εξελευσεται ηγουμενοσ οστισ ποιμανει τον λαον μου τον ισραηλ 7 τοτε ηρωδησ λαθρα καλεσασ τουσ μαγουσ ηκριβωσεν παρ αυτων τον χρονον του φαινομενου αστεροσ 8 και πεμψασ αυτουσ εισ βηθλεεμ ειπεν πορευθεντεσ ακριβωσ εξετασατε περι του παιδιου επαν δε ευρητε απαγγειλατε μοι οπωσ καγω ελθων προσκυνησω αυτω 9 οι δε ακουσαντεσ του βασιλεωσ επορευθησαν και ιδου ο αστηρ ον ειδον εν τη ανατολη προηγεν αυτουσ εωσ ελθων εστη επανω ου ην το παιδιον 10 ιδοντεσ δε τον αστερα εχαρησαν χαραν μεγαλην σφοδρα 11 και ελθοντεσ εισ την οικιαν ειδον το παιδιον μετα μαριασ τησ μητροσ αυτου και πεσοντεσ προσεκυνησαν αυτω και ανοιξαντεσ τουσ θησαυρουσ αυτων προσηνεγκαν αυτω δωρα χρυσον και λιβανον και σμυρναν 12 και χρηματισθεντεσ κατ οναρ μη ανακαμψαι προσ ηρωδην δι αλλησ οδου ανεχωρησαν εισ την χωραν αυτων 13 αναχωρησαντων δε αυτων ιδου αγγελοσ κυριου φαινεται κατ οναρ τω ιωσηφ λεγων εγερθεισ παραλαβε το παιδιον και την μητερα αυτου και φευγε εισ αιγυπτον και ισθι εκει εωσ αν ειπω σοι μελλει γαρ ηρωδησ ζητειν το παιδιον του απολεσαι αυτο 14 ο δε εγερθεισ παρελαβεν το παιδιον και την μητερα αυτου νυκτοσ και ανεχωρησεν εισ αιγυπτον 15 και ην εκει εωσ τησ τελευτησ ηρωδου ινα πληρωθη το ρηθεν υπο του κυριου δια του προφητου λεγοντοσ εξ αιγυπτου εκαλεσα τον υιον μου 16 τοτε ηρωδησ ιδων οτι ενεπαιχθη υπο των μαγων εθυμωθη λιαν και αποστειλασ ανειλεν παντασ τουσ παιδασ τουσ εν βηθλεεμ και εν πασιν τοισ οριοισ αυτησ απο διετουσ και κατωτερω κατα τον χρονον ον ηκριβωσεν παρα των μαγων 17 τοτε επληρωθη το ρηθεν υπο ιερεμιου του προφητου λεγοντοσ 18 φωνη εν ραμα ηκουσθη θρηνοσ και κλαυθμοσ και οδυρμοσ πολυσ ραχηλ κλαιουσα τα τεκνα αυτησ και ουκ ηθελεν παρακληθηναι οτι ουκ εισιν 19 τελευτησαντοσ δε του ηρωδου ιδου αγγελοσ κυριου κατ οναρ φαινεται τω ιωσηφ εν αιγυπτω 20 λεγων εγερθεισ παραλαβε το παιδιον και την μητερα αυτου και πορευου εισ γην ισραηλ τεθνηκασιν γαρ οι ζητουντεσ την ψυχην του παιδιου 21 ο δε εγερθεισ παρελαβεν το παιδιον και την μητερα αυτου και ηλθεν εισ γην ισραηλ 22 ακουσασ δε οτι αρχελαοσ βασιλευει επι τησ ιουδαιασ αντι ηρωδου του πατροσ αυτου εφοβηθη εκει απελθειν χρηματισθεισ δε κατ οναρ ανεχωρησεν εισ τα μερη τησ γαλιλαιασ 23 και ελθων κατωκησεν εισ πολιν λεγομενην ναζαρετ οπωσ πληρωθη το ρηθεν δια των προφητων οτι ναζωραιοσ κληθησεται
Matthew · Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
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- Romans 16:25–27 stands after 14:23 (as 14:24–26), as in most Byzantine manuscripts.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Archelaus
Reigned in Judea in place of his father Herod, which made Joseph afraid to settle there and led him to withdraw to Galilee.
Cited in the guide: Matthew 2:22
Herod the Great
King of Judea when Jesus was born, who was troubled by the Magi's news of a newborn King of the Jews and had the boys of Bethlehem killed; he is also the king in whose days…
Cited in the guide: Matthew 2:1; Matthew 2:3; Matthew 2:16
Joseph
The carpenter of Nazareth, a just man who became Jesus' legal father.
Cited in the guide: Matt. 1:16-25; 2:13-23; Luke 1:27; 2:1-7
Places
Nazareth
A small agricultural village never named in the Old Testament. Jesus spent his childhood and early life here before beginning his public ministry.
Cited in the guide: Luke 2:39-40; Matthew 2:23; John 1:46
Cross references (22)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Micah 5:2; John 7:42; Luke 2:4–7; Psalm 72:9–12; Luke 2:11
- 2 Numbers 24:17; Jeremiah 23:5; Revelation 22:16; Zechariah 9:9; Isaiah 9:6–7
- 3 Acts 17:6–7; John 11:47–48; Matthew 23:37; Acts 4:2; Matthew 8:29
- 4 Acts 23:9; Matthew 7:29; Acts 6:12; Matthew 21:23; Jeremiah 8:8
- 5 John 7:42; Ruth 1:1; 1 Samuel 16:1; Ruth 2:4; Ruth 4:11
- 6 Ezekiel 34:23–25; Micah 5:2; John 7:42; Isaiah 9:6–7; Genesis 49:10
- 7 1 Samuel 18:21; Psalm 83:3–4; Psalm 55:21; Psalm 64:4–6; Exodus 1:10
- 8 1 Corinthians 3:19–20; Luke 20:20–21; Jeremiah 41:5–7; Proverbs 26:24–25; Proverbs 21:30
- 9 2 Peter 1:19; Matthew 2:2; Proverbs 8:17; Psalm 25:12; Proverbs 2:1–6
- 10 Psalm 105:3; Luke 2:20; Luke 2:10; Romans 15:9–13; Psalm 67:4
- 11 Isaiah 60:6; Psalm 72:10; Luke 2:16; Matthew 2:2; Psalm 95:6
- 12 Matthew 2:22; Matthew 2:19; Matthew 2:13; Matthew 27:19; Matthew 1:20
- 13 Acts 10:7; Acts 12:11; Matthew 2:12; Exodus 1:22; Matthew 1:20
- 14 Acts 26:21; Matthew 2:20–21; Matthew 1:24
- 15 Hosea 11:1; Exodus 4:22; Numbers 24:8; Luke 24:44; Matthew 1:22
- 16 Isaiah 59:7; Proverbs 28:15; Revelation 17:6; Daniel 3:19–20; Proverbs 28:17
- 18 Jeremiah 31:15; Jeremiah 9:17–21; Jeremiah 4:31; Genesis 35:16–20; Ezekiel 2:10
- 19 Matthew 1:20; Daniel 8:25; Jeremiah 30:10; Isaiah 51:12; Psalm 139:7
- 20 Exodus 4:19; 1 Kings 12:1–3; Matthew 2:13; 1 Kings 11:21; 1 Kings 11:40
- 21 Genesis 6:22; Hebrews 11:8
- 22 Isaiah 48:17–18; John 7:52; Luke 2:39; Isaiah 30:21; Matthew 2:12–13
- 23 Judges 13:5; John 1:45–46; Mark 1:24; John 18:5; John 19:19
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
We have need of much wakefulness, and many prayers, that we may arrive at the interpretation of the passage now before us, and that we may learn who these wise men were, and whence they came, and how; and at whose persuasion, and what was the star.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
… when speaking of the angel, says, "The angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in sleep." Of what Lord he does himself interpret: "That it may be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, Out of Egypt have I called my son." "Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call …
As wretched Herod feared, and for the Child slew the children. But fearing to lose his kingdom, he deserved not to know the King.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
"Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared:" Attempting to slay that which was born,--an act of extreme idiotcy not of madness only; since what had been said and done was enough to have withholden him from any such attempt.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
When He was about to go into Egypt, that He might overthrow the gods of Egypt made with hands, again an Angel appeareth to Joseph in a dream.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)