saying, “Where is he who has been born (A)king of the Jews? For we saw (B)his star when it rose[a] and have come to (C)worship him.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 2:2 Or in the east; also verse 9

17 (A)I see him, but not now;
    I behold him, but not near:
(B)a star shall come out of Jacob,
    and (C)a scepter shall rise out of Israel;
it shall (D)crush the forehead[a] of Moab
    and break down all the sons of Sheth.

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  1. Numbers 24:17 Hebrew corners [of the head]

(A)“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous (B)Branch, and (C)he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.

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16 (A)“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things (B)for the churches. I am (C)the root and (D)the descendant of David, (E)the bright morning star.”

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The Coming King of Zion

(A)Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
    Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
(B)Behold, (C)your king is coming to you;
    righteous and having salvation is he,
(D)humble and mounted on a donkey,
    on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

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(A)For to us a child is born,
    to us (B)a son is given;
(C)and the government shall be (D)upon[a] his shoulder,
    and his name shall be called[b]
Wonderful (E)Counselor, (F)Mighty God,
    (G)Everlasting (H)Father, Prince of (I)Peace.
Of the increase of his government and of peace
    (J)there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
    to establish it and to uphold it
(K)with justice and with righteousness
    from this time forth and forevermore.
(L)The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

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  1. Isaiah 9:6 Or is upon
  2. Isaiah 9:6 Or is called

(A)And nations shall come to your light,
    and kings to the brightness of your rising.

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37 Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, (A)“You say that I am a king. (B)For this purpose I was born and for this purpose (C)I have come into the world—(D)to bear witness to the truth. (E)Everyone who is (F)of the truth (G)listens to my voice.”

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And again, when he brings (A)the firstborn into the world, he says,

(B)“Let all God's angels worship him.”

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10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. 11 And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, (A)they offered him gifts, (B)gold and (C)frankincense and (D)myrrh.

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A King Will Reign in Righteousness

32 Behold, (A)a king will reign in righteousness,
    and princes will rule in justice.
(B)Each will be like a hiding place from the wind,
    a shelter from the storm,
(C)like streams of water in a dry place,
    like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.

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38 (A)There was also an inscription over him,[a] “This is (B)the King of the Jews.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 23:38 Some manuscripts add in letters of Greek and Latin and Hebrew

(A)And Pilate asked him, (B)“Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, (C)“You have said so.”

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“As for me, I have (A)set my King
    on (B)Zion, my (C)holy hill.”

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23 that all may honor the Son, just as they (A)honor the Father. (B)Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.

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49 Nathanael answered him, (A)“Rabbi, (B)you are the Son of God! You are the (C)King of Israel!”

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38 saying, (A)“Blessed is (B)the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and (C)glory in the highest!”

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11 For (A)unto you is born this day in (B)the city of David (C)a Savior, who is (D)Christ (E)the Lord.

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But they shall serve the Lord their God and (A)David their king, whom I will raise up for them.

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11     and the king will desire your beauty.
Since he is your (A)lord, (B)bow to him.

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38 He said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.

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78 because of the (A)tender mercy of our God,
    whereby (B)the sunrise shall (C)visit us[a] (D)from on high
79 to (E)give light to (F)those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
    to guide our feet into (G)the way of (H)peace.”

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  1. Luke 1:78 Or when the sunrise shall dawn upon us; some manuscripts since the sunrise has visited us

19 Pilate (A)also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.”

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12 From then on (A)Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar's friend. (B)Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.” 13 So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on (C)the judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, and in Aramaic[a] Gabbatha. 14 Now it was (D)the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour.[b] He said to the Jews, (E)“Behold your King!” 15 They cried out, (F)“Away with him, away with him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 19:13 Or Hebrew; also verses 17, 20
  2. John 19:14 That is, about noon

13 So they took branches of (A)palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, (B)“Hosanna! Blessed is (C)he who comes in the name of the Lord, even (D)the King of Israel!”

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