Matthew 2:1

Coverdale Bible (1535)

When Iesus was borne at Bethlee in Iury, in the tyme of Herode the kynge, Beholde, there came wyse men from the east to Ierusale,

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  • Mic 5:2 : 2 And thou Bethleem Ephrata, art litle amonge the thousandes off Iuda, Out off the shal come one vnto me, which shall be ye gouernoure i Israel: whose outgoinge hath bene from the begynnynge, and from euerlastinge.
  • Luke 2:4-7 : 4 Then Ioseph gat him vp also fro Galile, out of the cite of Nazareth, in to Iewry, to ye cite of Dauid, which is called Bethleem, (because he was of ye house and lynage of Dauid) 5 that he might be taxed wt Mary his spoused wife, which was wt childe. 6 And it fortuned whyle they were there, ye tyme was come, that she shulde be delyuered. 7 And she brought forth hir first begotte sonne, & wrapped him in swadlinge clothes, and layed him in a maunger: for they had els no rowme in the ynne.
  • Gen 49:10 : 10 The cepter shal not be remoued fro Iuda, ner a master fro his fete, tyll the Worthye come, and vnto him shal the people fall.
  • Dan 9:24-25 : 24 Lxx. wekes are determed ouer thy people, & ouer thy holy cite: that the wickednesse maye be consumed, that the synne maye haue an ende, that the offence maye be reconciled, and to bringe in euerlastinge rightuousnesse, to fulfill ye visions and the prophetes, and to anoynte the most holy one. 25 Vnderstode this then, and marcke it well: that from the tyme it shalbe concluded, to go and repayre Ierusalem agayne, vnto Christ (or the anoynted) prynce: there shalbe seuen wekes. Then shall the stretes & walles be buylded agayne lxij. wekes, but with harde troublous tyme.
  • Luke 1:5 : 5 In the tyme of Herode kynge of Iewry, there was a prest named Zachary of the course of Abia: and his wife of the doughters of Aaron, & hir name Elizabeth.
  • John 7:42 : 42 Sayeth not the scripture, that Christ shal come of the sede of Dauid, and out of the towne of Bethleem, where Dauid was?
  • Isa 11:10 : 10 Then shal the Gentiles enquere after the rote of Iesse (which shalbe set vp for a token vnto the Gentiles) for his dwellinge shalbe glorious.
  • Luke 2:11 : 11 for vnto you this daye is borne ye Sauioure, eue Christ ye LORDE, in the cite of Dauid.
  • Matt 2:5 : 5 And they sayde vnto hym: at Bethleem in Iury. For thus it is written by the Prophet:
  • Hag 2:6-9 : 6 For thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes: Yet once more will I shake heaue and earth, the see and the drye lode: 7 Yee I will moue all Heithen, & the comforte of all Heithen shall come, & so wil I fyll this house with honoure, saieth the LORDE of hoostes. 8 The syluer is myne, & the golde is myne, saieth the LORDE of hoostes. 9 Thus ye glory of the last house shalbe greater the the first, saieth the LORDE of hoostes: & in this place wil I geue peace, saieth the LORDE of hoostes.
  • Matt 1:25 : 25 and knewe her not, tyll she had brought forth hir fyrst borne sonne, and called his name Iesus.
  • Ps 72:9-9 : 9 They that dwell in the wildernes, shal knele before him, & his enemies shal licke the dust. 10 The kynges of the see and of the Iles shal brynge presentes, ye kinges of Araby & Saba shall offre giftes. 11 All kynges shal worshipe him, & all Heithe shal do him seruyce. 12 For he shal deliuer the poore whe he crieth, & the nedy yt hath no helpe.
  • 1 Kgs 4:30 : 30 so that the wy?dome of Salomon was greater then the wy?dome of all the children towarde the south and of all ye Egipcians.
  • Gen 25:6 : 6 As for the children that he had of the concubynes, he gaue them giftes, and (whyle he yet lyued) he sent the awaye from his sonne Isaac, eastwarde in to the east countre.
  • Luke 2:15 : 15 And it fortuned wha the angels were gone from the in to heaue, the shepherdes sayde one to another: let vs go now euen vnto Bethleem, and se this thinge that is happened, which ye LORDE hath shewed vnto vs.
  • Matt 2:19 : 19 When Herode was deed: beholde, an angell of the LORDE appered in a dreame to Ioseph in Egypte,
  • Matt 2:3 : 3 When Herode ye kynge had herde thys, he was troubled, & all Ierusale with hym,
  • Gen 10:30 : 30 And their dwellynge was from Mesa, tyll thou come vnto Sephar a mountayne of ye east.
  • Job 1:3 : 3 His substaunce was vij. M. shepe, iij.M. camels, v.C. yock of oxen, v.C. she asses, and a very greate housholde: so yt he was one of the most principall men amoge all them of the east countre.
  • Isa 60:1-9 : 1 And therfore get the vp by tymes, for thy light cometh, & the glory of ye LORDE shal ryse vp vpo ye. 2 For lo, while ye darknesse & cloude couereth the earth & the people, the LORDE shal shewe the light, & his glory shal be sene in the. 3 The Gentiles shal come to thy light, & kynges to the brightnes yt springeth forth vpo ye. 4 Lift vp thine eyes, & loke rounde aboute the: All these gather the selues, & come to the. Sonnes shal come vnto ye from farre, & doughters shal gather the selues to the on euery side. 5 When thou seist this, thou shalt maruel exceadingly, and thine hert shalbe opened: when the power of the see shalbe couerted vnto the (that is) whe the strength of the Gentiles shal come vnto the. 6 The multitude of Camels shal couer ye, the Dromedaries of Madia and Epha. All they of Saba shal come, bringinge golde & incense, & shewinge the prayse of the LORDE. 7 All the catel of Cedar shalbe gathered vnto ye, the rames of Nabaioth shal serue the, to be offred vpo myne aulter, which I haue chosen, & in the house of my glory which I haue garnished. 8 But what are these that fle here like the cloudes, and as the doues flienge to their wyndowes? 9 The Iles also shal gather the vnto me, and specially the shippes of ye see: that they maye bringe the sonnes from farre, and their syluer and their golde with them, vnto the name of the LORDE thy God, vnto the holy one of Israel, that hath glorified the. 10 Straugers shal buylde vp thy walles, and their kiges shal do the seruyce. For when I am angrie, I smyte the: and when it pleaseth me, I pardon the. 11 Thy gates shal stonde open still both daye and night, and neuer be shut: that the hooste of the Gentiles maye come, and that their kinges maye be brought vnto the. 12 For euery people & kingdome that serueth not the, shal perish, and be distroyed wt the swerde. 13 The glory of libanus shal come vnto the: The Fyrre trees, Boxes & Cedres together, to garnish the place of my Sanctuary, for I wil glorifie the place of my fete. 14 Morouer those shal come knelinge vnto the, yt haue vexed the: & all they that despised ye, shal fall downe at yi fote. Thou shalt be called the cite of the LORDE, the holy Sion of Israel. 15 Because thou hast bene forsake and hated, so that noman went thorow the: I wil make the glorious for euer and euer, ad ioyful thorow out all posterities. 16 Thou shalt sucke the mylck of the Gentiles, and kinges brestes shal fede the. And thou shalt knowe that I the LORDE am thy Sauioure and defender, the mighty one of Iacob. 17 For brasse wil I geue the golde, and for yron syluer, for wod brasse, and for stones yron. I wil make peace thy ruler, and rightuousnes thyne officer. 18 Violence and robbery shal neuer be herde of in thy londe, nether harme and destruction with in thy borders. Thy walles shalbe called health, & thy gates the prayse of God 19 The Sonne shal neuer by thy daye light, ad the light of the Moone shal neuer shyne vnto the: but ye LORDE himself shalbe thy euerlastinge light, & thy God shalbe thy glory. 20 The Sonne shal neuer go downe, & thy Moone shal not be taken awaye, for the LORDE himself shalbe thy euerlastinge light, ad thy sorouful dayes shal be rewarded ye. 21 Thy people shalbe all godly, & possesse the londe for euer: the floure of my plantinge, the worke of my hondes, wherof I wil reioyce. 22 The yongest & leest shal growe in to a thousande, & the symplest in to a stronge people. I the LORDE shal shortly bringe this thinge to passe in his tyme.

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  • Matt 2:2-17
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    2 saynge: Where is the new borne kynge of the Iues? We haue sene his starre in the east, and are come to worship him.

    3 When Herode ye kynge had herde thys, he was troubled, & all Ierusale with hym,

    4 and he gathered all the hye Prestes and Scribes of ye people, & axed of them, where Christ shulde be borne.

    5 And they sayde vnto hym: at Bethleem in Iury. For thus it is written by the Prophet:

    6 And thou Bethleem in the londe of Iury, art not the leest amonge the Princes of Iuda. For out of ye shall come vnto me the captayne, that shall gouerne my people Israel.

    7 Then Herod preuely called the wyse men, and dyligently enquyred of them, what tyme the starre appered,

    8 and sent them to Bethleem, sainge: Go, and searche dyligently for the chylde. And when ye haue founde hym, bringe me worde agayne, that I maye come and worshippe hym also.

    9 When they had heard the kynge, they departed: and lo, the starre which they sawe in the east, went before them, tyll it came, and stode ouer the place where the chylde was.

    10 When they sawe the starre, they were maruelously glad:

    11 and went into the house, and found the chylde with Mary his mother, and kneled downe and worshipped hym, & opened ther treasures, and offred vnto hym gyftes: gold, franckynsence and myrre.

    12 And after they were warned of God in a dreame, that they shuld not go ageine to Herod, they returned into their awne countre another waye.

    13 When they were departed: beholde, the angell of the LORDE appered to Ioseph in a dreame, sayinge: aryse, and take the chylde and his mother, and flye into Egypte, and abyde there tyll I brynge the worde. For Herod wyl seke the chylde to destroye hym.

    14 The he arose, and toke the chylde and his mother by night, and departed into Egypte,

    15 and was there vnto ye deeth of Herod, that the thinge might be fulfylled which was spoke of the LORDE, by the Prophet, which sayeth: out of Egypte haue I called my sonne.

    16 Then Herod perceauynge yt he was disceaued of the wyse men, was excedynge wroth, and sent forth, and slue all the chyldren that were in Bethleem, and in all the coastes there of, as many as were two yere olde and vnder, accordynge to the tyme which he had diligently searched out of the wyse men.

    17 Then was yt fulfilled which was spoken by ye Prophet Ieremy sayinge:

  • Luke 2:11-18
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    11 for vnto you this daye is borne ye Sauioure, eue Christ ye LORDE, in the cite of Dauid.

    12 And take this for a token: Ye shal fynde the babe swadled, and layed in a maunger.

    13 And straight waye there was by the angell a multitude of heauenly hoostes, which praysed God, and sayde:

    14 Glory be vnto God an hye, & peace vpon earth, and vnto men a good wyll.

    15 And it fortuned wha the angels were gone from the in to heaue, the shepherdes sayde one to another: let vs go now euen vnto Bethleem, and se this thinge that is happened, which ye LORDE hath shewed vnto vs.

    16 And they came wt haist, & founde both Mary and Ioseph, & the babe layed in ye maunger.

    17 And whan they had sene it, they published abrode the sayenge, yt was tolde the of this childe.

    18 And all they that herde it, wondred at the wordes, which the shepherdes had tolde them.

  • Luke 2:6-9
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    6 And it fortuned whyle they were there, ye tyme was come, that she shulde be delyuered.

    7 And she brought forth hir first begotte sonne, & wrapped him in swadlinge clothes, and layed him in a maunger: for they had els no rowme in the ynne.

    8 And there were in ye same region shepherdes in the felde by the foldes, and watchinge their flocke by night.

    9 And beholde, ye angell of the LORDE stode by the, and ye brightnes of the LORDE shone rounde aboute them, and they were sore afrayed.

  • Matt 1:18
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    18 The byrth of Christ was on thys wyse: When his mother Mary was maried to Ioseph before they came together, she was foude with chylde by ye holy goost,

  • Matt 2:19-23
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    19 When Herode was deed: beholde, an angell of the LORDE appered in a dreame to Ioseph in Egypte,

    20 sayinge: arise and take the chylde and his mother, & go into ye londe of Israel. For they are deed, which sought the chyldes life.

    21 And he arose vp, and toke ye chylde and his mother, & came into the londe of Israel.

    22 But whe he herde that Archelaus did raygne in Iury, in ye rowme of his father Herode, he was afrayde to go thither. Notwithstondinge after he was warned of God in a dreame, he turned asyde into the parties of Galile,

    23 and went and dwelt in a cite called Nazareth, to fulfill yt which was spoken by the Prophetes: he shalbe called a Nazarite.

  • Matt 3:1
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    1 In those dayes Ihon the Baptyst came and preached in the wildernes of Iury,

  • Luke 2:4
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    4 Then Ioseph gat him vp also fro Galile, out of the cite of Nazareth, in to Iewry, to ye cite of Dauid, which is called Bethleem, (because he was of ye house and lynage of Dauid)

  • Luke 2:20
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    20 And the shepherdes returned, praysinge and laudinge God, for all that they had herde and sene, euen as it was tolde them.

  • Matt 1:22-23
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    22 All this was done, yt the thinge might, be fulfilled, which was spoken of the LORDE by the Prophet, saynge:

    23 Beholde, a mayde shall be with chylde, and shall brynge forth a sonne, and they shall call his name Emanuel, which is by interpretacion, God wt vs.

  • Luke 2:1
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    1 It fortuned at the same tyme, that there wete out a comaundement fro Augustus the Emperoure, that the whole worlde shulde be taxed.

  • Matt 14:1
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    1 At that tyme Herode ye Tetrarcha herde of ye fame of Iesu,

  • Matt 1:1
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    1 This is the boke of the generacion of Iesus Christ ye sonne of Dauid, the sonne of Abraham.

  • Luke 2:27
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    27 And he came by inspiracion in to the teple.And whan the elders brought the childe Iesus in to the temple, to do for him after ye custome of the lawe,

  • Mark 1:9
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    9 And it happened at the same tyme, that Iesus came out of Galile from Nazareth, and was baptysed of Ihon in Iordan.

  • Luke 23:7-8
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    7 And whan he perceaued that he was vnder Herodes iurisdiccion he sent him to Herode, which was also at Ierusale in those dayes.

    8 When Herode sawe Iesus, he was exceadinge glad, for he had longe bene desyrous to se him: because he had herde moch of him, & hoped to se a miracle of hi.

  • Mic 5:2
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    2 And thou Bethleem Ephrata, art litle amonge the thousandes off Iuda, Out off the shal come one vnto me, which shall be ye gouernoure i Israel: whose outgoinge hath bene from the begynnynge, and from euerlastinge.

  • Matt 1:25
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    25 and knewe her not, tyll she had brought forth hir fyrst borne sonne, and called his name Iesus.

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