Matthew 2:1
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The Visit of the Wise Men
2 Now (A)after Jesus was born in (B)Bethlehem of Judea (C)in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men[a] from (D)the east came to Jerusalem,
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- Matthew 2:1 Greek magi; also verses 7, 16
Micah 5:2
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John 7:42
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42 Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes (A)from the offspring of David, and comes (B)from Bethlehem, the village (C)where David was?”
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Luke 2:4-7
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4 And Joseph also went up (A)from Galilee, from the town of (B)Nazareth, to Judea, to (C)the city of David, which is called (D)Bethlehem, (E)because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed,[a] who was with child. 6 And (F)while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. 7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and (G)wrapped him in swaddling cloths and (H)laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in (I)the inn.[b]
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Psalm 72:9-12
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9 May desert tribes (A)bow down before him,
and his enemies (B)lick the dust!
10 May the kings of (C)Tarshish and of (D)the coastlands
render him (E)tribute;
may the kings of (F)Sheba and (G)Seba
bring gifts!
11 May all kings (H)fall down before him,
all nations serve him!
12 For he delivers (I)the needy when he calls,
the poor and him who has no helper.
Isaiah 11:10
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10 In that day (A)the root of (B)Jesse, who shall stand as (C)a signal for the peoples—of him shall the nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious.
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Genesis 49:10
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10 The (A)scepter shall not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler's staff (B)from between his feet,
until tribute comes to him;[a]
and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:10 By a slight revocalization; a slight emendation yields (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Targum) until he comes to whom it belongs; Hebrew until Shiloh comes, or until he comes to Shiloh
Matthew 2:5
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5 They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:
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Matthew 1:25
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25 but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And (A)he called his name Jesus.
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Haggai 2:6-9
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6 For thus says the Lord of hosts: (A)Yet once more, in a little while, (B)I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land. 7 And I will shake all nations, so that the treasures of all nations shall come in, and (C)I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of hosts. 8 (D)The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, declares the Lord of hosts. 9 (E)The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts. And (F)in this place I will give peace, declares the Lord of hosts.’”
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Daniel 9:24-25
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The Seventy Weeks
24 (A)“Seventy weeks[a] are decreed about your people and (B)your holy city, to finish (C)the transgression, to put an end to sin, (D)and to atone for iniquity, (E)to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and (F)to anoint a most holy place.[b] 25 (G)Know therefore and understand that (H)from the going out of the word to restore and (I)build Jerusalem to the coming of an (J)anointed one, a (K)prince, there shall be seven weeks. Then for sixty-two weeks it shall be built again[c] with squares and moat, (L)but in a troubled time.
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- Daniel 9:24 Or sevens; also twice in verse 25 and once in verse 26
- Daniel 9:24 Or thing, or one
- Daniel 9:25 Or there shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It shall be built again
Luke 2:15
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15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
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1 Kings 4:30
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30 so that Solomon's wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all (A)the people of the east (B)and all the wisdom of Egypt.
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Genesis 25:6
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6 But to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still living he (A)sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward (B)to the east country.
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Luke 1:5
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Isaiah 60
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The Future Glory of Israel
60 (A)Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and (B)the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
2 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,
and thick darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will arise upon you,
and his glory will be seen upon you.
3 (C)And nations shall come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your rising.
4 (D)Lift up your eyes all around, and see;
they all gather together, they come to you;
(E)your sons shall come from afar,
and your daughters shall be carried on the hip.
5 Then you shall see and (F)be radiant;
your heart shall thrill and exult,[a]
because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you,
(G)the wealth of the nations shall come to you.
6 A multitude of camels shall cover you,
the young camels of (H)Midian and (I)Ephah;
all those from (J)Sheba shall come.
(K)They shall bring gold and frankincense,
and shall bring good news, the praises of the Lord.
7 All the flocks of (L)Kedar shall be gathered to you;
the rams of (M)Nebaioth shall minister to you;
(N)they shall come up with acceptance on my altar,
(O)and I will beautify my beautiful house.
8 Who are these that fly like a cloud,
and (P)like doves to their windows?
9 For (Q)the coastlands shall hope for me,
(R)the ships of Tarshish first,
(S)to bring your children from afar,
their silver and gold with them,
for the name of the Lord your God,
and for the Holy One of Israel,
because (T)he has made you beautiful.
10 (U)Foreigners shall build up your walls,
and (V)their kings shall minister to you;
for in my wrath I struck you,
but in my favor I have had mercy on you.
11 (W)Your gates shall be open continually;
day and night they shall not be shut,
(X)that people may bring to you the wealth of the nations,
with their kings led in procession.
12 (Y)For the nation and kingdom
that will not serve you shall perish;
those nations shall be utterly laid waste.
13 (Z)The glory of Lebanon shall come to you,
the cypress, the plane, and (AA)the pine,
to beautify the place of my sanctuary,
and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
14 (AB)The sons of those who afflicted you
shall come bending low to you,
(AC)and all who despised you
shall bow down at your feet;
(AD)they shall call you the City of the Lord,
the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15 (AE)Whereas you have been forsaken and hated,
with no one passing through,
(AF)I will make you majestic forever,
a joy from age to age.
16 (AG)You shall suck the milk of nations;
you shall nurse at the breast of kings;
and you shall know that (AH)I, the Lord, am your Savior
and your Redeemer, (AI)the Mighty One of Jacob.
17 Instead of bronze I will bring gold,
and instead of iron I will bring silver;
instead of wood, bronze,
instead of stones, iron.
I will make your overseers peace
(AJ)and your taskmasters righteousness.
18 (AK)Violence shall no more be heard in your land,
devastation or destruction within your borders;
(AL)you shall call your walls Salvation,
and your gates Praise.
19 (AM)The sun shall be no more
your light by day,
nor for brightness shall the moon
give you light;[b]
but the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and your God will be your glory.[c]
20 Your sun shall no more go down,
nor your moon withdraw itself;
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and (AN)your days of mourning shall be ended.
21 (AO)Your people shall all be righteous;
(AP)they shall possess the land forever,
(AQ)the branch of my planting, the work of my hands,
that I might be glorified.[d]
22 (AR)The least one shall become a clan,
and the smallest one a mighty nation;
(AS)I am the Lord;
in its time I will hasten it.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 60:5 Hebrew your heart shall tremble and grow wide
- Isaiah 60:19 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint, Targum add by night
- Isaiah 60:19 Or your beauty
- Isaiah 60:21 Or that I might display my beauty
Matthew 2:19
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The Return to Nazareth
19 But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
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Matthew 2:3
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3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;
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Genesis 10:30
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30 The territory in which they lived extended from Mesha in the direction of Sephar to the hill country of the east.
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Job 1:3
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3 He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys, and very many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all (A)the people of the east.
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