Matthew 2:1-12

New American Standard Bible

The Visit of the Magi

2 Now after Jesus was ^(A)born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of ^(B)Herod the king, behold, ^[a]magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, ²“Where is He who has been born ^(C)King of the Jews? For we saw ^(D)His star in the east and have come to worship Him.” ³When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. ⁴And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the ^[b]Messiah was to be born. ⁵They said to him, “^(E)In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written ^[c]by ^[d]the prophet:

⁶‘^(F)And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah,
Are by no means least among the leaders of Judah;
For from you will come forth a Ruler
Who will ^(G)shepherd My people Israel.’”

⁷Then Herod secretly called for the magi and determined from them the exact ^[e]time ^(H)the star appeared. ⁸And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come and worship Him.” ⁹After hearing the king, they went on their way; and behold, the star, which they had seen in the east, went on ahead of them until it came to a stop over the place where the Child was to be found. ¹⁰When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. ¹¹And after they came into the house, they saw the Child with ^(I)His mother Mary; and they fell down and ^[f]^(J)worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. ¹²And after being ^(K)warned by God ^(L)in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.

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Footnotes

Matthew 2:1 A caste of educated men specializing in astronomy, astrology, and natural science
Matthew 2:4 From Gr Christos, which means Messiah (Heb for Anointed One)
Matthew 2:5 Or through
Matthew 2:5 I.e., Micah
Matthew 2:7 Lit time of the appearing star
Matthew 2:11 Lit prostrated themselves to; i.e., lay face down in a prone position to indicate worship

Revelation 15

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A Scene of Heaven

15 Then I saw ^(A)another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, ^(B)seven angels who had ^(C)seven plagues, which are ^(D)the last, because in them the wrath of God is finished.

²And I saw something like a ^(E)sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who ^(F)were victorious ^[a]over the ^(G)beast and ^(H)his image and the ^(I)number of his name, standing on the ^(J)sea of glass, holding ^(K)harps of God. ³And they *sang the ^(L)song of Moses, ^(M)the bond-servant of God, and the ^(N)song of the Lamb, saying,

“^(O)Great and marvelous are Your works,
^(P)Lord God, the Almighty;
Righteous and true are Your ways,
^(Q)King of the ^[b]nations!
⁴^(R)Who will not fear You, Lord, and glorify Your name?
For You alone are holy;
For ^(S)all the nations will come and worship before You,
For Your ^[c]^(T)righteous acts have been revealed.”

⁵After these things I looked, and ^(U)the ^[d]temple of the ^(V)tabernacle of testimony in heaven was opened, ⁶and the ^(W)seven angels who had the seven plagues ^(X)came out of the ^[e]temple, clothed in ^[f]linen, clean and bright, and ^(Y)their chests wrapped with golden sashes. ⁷And one of the ^(Z)four living creatures gave the ^(AA)seven angels seven ^(AB)golden bowls full of the ^(AC)wrath of God, who ^(AD)lives forever and ever. ⁸And the ^[g]temple was filled with ^(AE)smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one was able to enter the ^[h]temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished.