Verse 7

Then Herod secretly called the magi and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 1:10 : 10 Come, let us deal shrewdly with them; otherwise, they will multiply further, and in the event of war, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country."
  • 1 Sam 18:21 : 21 Saul thought, 'I will give her to him so that she may be a snare to him and so that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.' So Saul said to David, 'Now you have a second opportunity to become my son-in-law.'
  • Ps 10:9-9 : 9 He lies in wait secretly, like a lion in his den; he lies in wait to catch the afflicted; he catches the afflicted by drawing them into his net. 10 He crouches, he bows down, and the helpless fall by his strong claws.
  • Ps 55:21 : 21 He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; he has violated his covenant.
  • Ps 64:4-6 : 4 They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their words like bitter arrows. 5 They shoot from hiding places at the innocent; they shoot suddenly, without fear. 6 They encourage each other in evil plans; they talk about hiding snares and say, 'Who will see them?'
  • Ps 83:3-4 : 3 For behold, your enemies are in an uproar; those who hate you have lifted up their heads in rebellion. 4 They devise cunning plans against your people and conspire together against your treasured ones.
  • Isa 7:5-7 : 5 'Aram, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah have plotted your ruin, saying,' 6 'Let us invade Judah; let us tear it apart and divide it among ourselves, and make the son of Tabeal king over it.' 7 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: It will not take place; it will not happen.
  • Ezek 38:10-11 : 10 This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your heart, and you will devise an evil plan. 11 You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will attack peaceful people who live securely—all of them living without walls, without gates and bars.’
  • Matt 26:3-5 : 3 Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas. 4 And they plotted together to arrest Jesus by deceit and kill Him. 5 But they said, "Not during the feast, so that there won't be a riot among the people."
  • Rev 12:1-5 : 1 A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and a crown of twelve stars on her head. 2 She was pregnant and cried out in labor, in the agony of giving birth. 3 Then another sign appeared in heaven: a large fiery red dragon with seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns on its heads. 4 Its tail swept a third of the stars from the sky and threw them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that it might devour her child the moment he was born. 5 She gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron rod. And her child was snatched up to God and to His throne.
  • Rev 12:15 : 15 Then, out of his mouth, the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away with the flood.