Matthew 2:1

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,

² asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”

³ When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
KJV: Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
WEB: Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,
ASV: 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,
DARBY: Now Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, behold magi from the east arrived at Jerusalem, saying,
BLB: Now [on] Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,

ÅB: Etter at Jesus var født i Betlehem i Judea, i kong Herodes' dager, så kom noen vismenn fra Østen til Jerusalem og sa:
OTB: Etter at Jesus var født i Betlehem i Judea under kong Herodes' regjeringstid, kom vismenn fra Østen til Jerusalem,
B1930: Da Jesus var født i Betlehem i Judea, i kong Herodes' dager, se, da kom nogen vismenn fra Østerland til Jerusalem og sa:

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Micah 5:2
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel — One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.
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John 7:42
Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
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Luke 2:4–7
So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.
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Psalms 72:9–12
May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.
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Luke 2:11
Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!
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Isaiah 11:10
On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.
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Genesis 49:10
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
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Isaiah 60:1–22
Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
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