Matthew 2:2
New Living Translation
2 “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose,[a] and we have come to worship him.”
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- 2:2 Or star in the east.
Numbers 24:17
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17 I see him, but not here and now.
I perceive him, but far in the distant future.
A star will rise from Jacob;
a scepter will emerge from Israel.
It will crush the heads of Moab’s people,
cracking the skulls[a] of the people of Sheth.
Footnotes
- 24:17 As in Samaritan Pentateuch; the meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain.
Jeremiah 23:5
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5 “For the time is coming,”
says the Lord,
“when I will raise up a righteous descendant[a]
from King David’s line.
He will be a King who rules with wisdom.
He will do what is just and right throughout the land.
Footnotes
- 23:5 Hebrew a righteous branch.
Revelation 22:16
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16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this message for the churches. I am both the source of David and the heir to his throne.[a] I am the bright morning star.”
Footnotes
- 22:16 Greek I am the root and offspring of David.
Zechariah 9:9
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Zion’s Coming King
9 Rejoice, O people of Zion![a]
Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem!
Look, your king is coming to you.
He is righteous and victorious,[b]
yet he is humble, riding on a donkey—
riding on a donkey’s colt.
Isaiah 9:6-7
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6 For a child is born to us,
a son is given to us.
The government will rest on his shoulders.
And he will be called:
Wonderful Counselor,[a] Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 His government and its peace
will never end.
He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David
for all eternity.
The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies
will make this happen!
Footnotes
- 9:6 Or Wonderful, Counselor.
Isaiah 60:3
New Living Translation
3 All nations will come to your light;
mighty kings will come to see your radiance.
John 18:37
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37 Pilate said, “So you are a king?”
Jesus responded, “You say I am a king. Actually, I was born and came into the world to testify to the truth. All who love the truth recognize that what I say is true.”
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Hebrews 1:6
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6 And when he brought his supreme[a] Son into the world, God said,[b]
“Let all of God’s angels worship him.”[c]
Footnotes
- 1:6a Or firstborn.
- 1:6b Or when he again brings his supreme Son [or firstborn Son] into the world, God will say.
- 1:6c Deut 32:43.
Matthew 2:10-11
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10 When they saw the star, they were filled with joy! 11 They entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
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Isaiah 32:1-2
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Israel’s Ultimate Deliverance
32 Look, a righteous king is coming!
And honest princes will rule under him.
2 Each one will be like a shelter from the wind
and a refuge from the storm,
like streams of water in the desert
and the shadow of a great rock in a parched land.
Luke 23:38
New Living Translation
38 A sign was fastened above him with these words: “This is the King of the Jews.”
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Luke 23:3
New Living Translation
3 So Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
Jesus replied, “You have said it.”
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