THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS COMPARED

The Gospel of Matthew
Chapter 2


MATTHEW
Chapter 2


1 Now when Jesus was
born in Bethlehem of Judaea
in the days of Herod the
king, behold, Wise-men
from the east came to
Jerusalem, saying,
2 Where is he that is born
King of the Jews? for we
saw his star in the east, and
are come to worship him.
3 And when Herod the king
heard it, he was troubled,
and all Jerusalem with him.
4 And gathering together all
the chief priests and scribes
of the people, he inquired of
them where the Christ should
be born.
5 And they said unto him, In
Bethlehem of Judaea: for
thus it is written through the
prophet,
6 And thou Bethlehem, land
of Judah, art in no wise least
among the princes of Judah:
for out of thee shall come
forth a governor, who shall
be shepherd of my people
Israel.
7 Then Herod privily called
the Wise-men, and learned
of them exactly what time the
star appeared.
8 And he sent them to
Bethlehem, and said, Go and
search out exactly
concerning the young child;
and when ye have found him,
bring me word, that I also
may come and worship him.
9 And they, having heard
the king, went their way; and
lo, the star, which they saw
in the east, went before
them, till it came and stood
over where the young child
was.
10 And when they saw the
star, they rejoiced with
exceeding great joy.
11 And they came into the
house and saw the young
child with Mary his mother;
and they fell down and
worshipped him; and
opening their treasures they
offered unto him gifts, gold
and frankincense and myrrh.
12 And being warned of
God in a dream that they
should not return to Herod,
they departed into their own
country another way.
13 Now when they were
departed, behold, an angel
of the Lord appeareth to
Joseph in a dream, saying,
Arise and take the young
child and his mother, and flee
into Egypt, and be thou there
until I tell thee: for Herod will
seek the young child to
destroy him.
14 And he arose and took
the young child and his
mother by night, and
departed into Egypt;
15 and was there until the
death of Herod: that it might
be fulfilled which was
spoken by the Lord through
the prophet, saying, Out of
Egypt did I call my son.
16 Then Herod, when he
saw that he was mocked of
the Wise-men, was
exceeding wroth, and sent
forth, and slew all the male
children that were in
Bethlehem, and in all the
borders thereof, from two
years old and under,
according to the time which
he had exactly learned of the
Wise-men.
17 Then was fulfilled that
which was spoken through
Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
18 A voice was heard in
Ramah, weeping and great
mourning, Rachel weeping
for her children; And she
would not be comforted,
because they are not.
19 But when Herod was
dead, behold, an angel of the
Lord appeareth in a dream
to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
20 Arise and take the young
child and his mother, and go
into the land of Israel: for
they are dead that sought the
young child's life.
21 And he arose and took
the young child and his
mother, and came into the
land of Israel.
22 But when he heard that
Archelaus was reigning over
Judaea in the room of his
father Herod, he was afraid
to go thither; and being
warned of God in a dream,
he withdrew into the parts of
Galilee,


23 and came and dwelt in a
city called Nazareth; that it
might be fulfilled which was
spoken through the
prophets, that he should be
called a Nazarene.











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Luke 1:26 Now in the sixth
month the angel Gabriel was
sent from God unto a city of
Galilee, named Nazareth,
Luke 2:39 And when they
had accomplished all things
that were according to the
law of the Lord, they
returned into Galilee, to their
own city Nazareth.




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