Matthew 2:3

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And Herod the king having heard, was stirred, and all Jerusalem with him,

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  • Matt 8:29 : 29 and lo, they cried out, saying, `What -- to us and to thee, Jesus, Son of God? didst thou come hither, before the time, to afflict us?'
  • Matt 23:37 : 37 `Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that art killing the prophets, and stoning those sent unto thee, how often did I will to gather thy children together, as a hen doth gather her own chickens under the wings, and ye did not will.
  • John 11:47-48 : 47 the chief priests, therefore, and the Pharisees, gathered together a sanhedrim, and said, `What may we do? because this man doth many signs? 48 if we may let him alone thus, all will believe in him; and the Romans will come, and will take away both our place and nation.'
  • Acts 4:2 : 2 being grieved because of their teaching the people, and preaching in Jesus the rising again out of the dead --
  • Acts 4:24-27 : 24 and they having heard, with one accord did lift up the voice unto God, and said, `Lord, thou `art' God, who didst make the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all that `are' in them, 25 who, through the mouth of David thy servant, did say, Why did nations rage, and peoples meditate vain things? 26 the kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against His Christ; 27 for gathered together of a truth against Thy holy child Jesus, whom Thou didst anoint, were both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with nations and peoples of Israel,
  • Acts 5:24-28 : 24 And as the priest, and the magistrate of the temple, and the chief priests, heard these words, they were doubting concerning them to what this would come; 25 and coming near, a certain one told them, saying -- `Lo, the men whom ye did put in the prison are in the temple standing and teaching the people;' 26 then the magistrate having gone away with officers, brought them without violence, for they were fearing the people, lest they should be stoned; 27 and having brought them, they set `them' in the sanhedrim, and the chief priest questioned them, 28 saying, `Did not we strictly command you not to teach in this name? and lo, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and ye intend to bring upon us the blood of this man.'
  • Acts 16:20-21 : 20 and having brought them to the magistrates, they said, `These men do exceedingly trouble our city, being Jews; 21 and they proclaim customs that are not lawful for us to receive nor to do, being Romans.'
  • Acts 17:6-7 : 6 and not having found them, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the city rulers, calling aloud -- `These, having put the world in commotion, are also here present, 7 whom Jason hath received; and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying another to be king -- Jesus.'
  • 1 Kgs 18:17-18 : 17 and it cometh to pass at Ahab's seeing Elijah, that Ahab saith unto him, `Art thou he -- the troubler of Israel?' 18 And he saith, `I have not troubled Israel, but thou and the house of thy father, in your forsaking the commands of Jehovah, and thou goest after the Baalim;

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  • Matt 2:1-2
    2 verses
    81%

    1And Jesus having been born in Beth-Lehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, lo, mages from the east came to Jerusalem,

    2saying, `Where is he who was born king of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and we came to bow to him.'

  • Matt 2:7-10
    4 verses
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    7Then Herod, privately having called the mages, did inquire exactly from them the time of the appearing star,

    8and having sent them to Beth-Lehem, he said, `Having gone -- inquire ye exactly for the child, and whenever ye may have found, bring me back word, that I also having come may bow to him.'

    9And they, having heard the king, departed, and lo, the star, that they did see in the east, did go before them, till, having come, it stood over where the child was.

    10And having seen the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy,

  • Matt 2:4-5
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    4and having gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring from them where the Christ is born.

    5And they said to him, `In Beth-Lehem of Judea, for thus it hath been written through the prophet,

  • Matt 2:12-17
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    76%

    12and having been divinely warned in a dream not to turn back unto Herod, through another way they withdrew to their own region.

    13And on their having withdrawn, lo, a messenger of the Lord doth appear in a dream to Joseph, saying, `Having risen, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and be thou there till I may speak to thee, for Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him.'

    14And he, having risen, took the child and his mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,

    15and he was there till the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, `Out of Egypt I did call My Son.'

    16Then Herod, having seen that he was deceived by the mages, was very wroth, and having sent forth, he slew all the male children in Beth-Lehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time that he inquired exactly from the mages.

    17Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

  • Luke 23:6-9
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    75%

    6And Pilate having heard of Galilee, questioned if the man is a Galilean,

    7and having known that he is from the jurisdiction of Herod, he sent him back unto Herod, he being also in Jerusalem in those days.

    8And Herod having seen Jesus did rejoice exceedingly, for he was wishing for a long `time' to see him, because of hearing many things about him, and he was hoping some sign to see done by him,

    9and was questioning him in many words, and he answered him nothing.

  • Luke 9:7
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    7And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things being done by him, and was perplexed, because it was said by certain, that John hath been raised out of the dead;

  • Matt 2:19-22
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    19And Herod having died, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream doth appear to Joseph in Egypt,

    20saying, `Having risen, take the child and his mother, and be going to the land of Israel, for they have died -- those seeking the life of the child.'

    21And he, having risen, took the child and his mother, and came to the land of Israel,

    22and having heard that Archelaus doth reign over Judea instead of Herod his father, he was afraid to go thither, and having been divinely warned in a dream, he withdrew to the parts of Galilee,

  • Matt 14:1
    72%

    1At that time did Herod the tetrarch hear the fame of Jesus,

  • Mark 6:20
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    20for Herod was fearing John, knowing him a man righteous and holy, and was keeping watch over him, and having heard him, was doing many things, and hearing him gladly.

  • Acts 12:1
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    1And about that time, Herod the king put forth his hands, to do evil to certain of those of the assembly,

  • Acts 17:8
    71%

    8And they troubled the multitude and the city rulers, hearing these things,

  • Luke 2:16-18
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    16And they came, having hasted, and found both Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger,

    17and having seen, they made known abroad concerning the saying spoken to them concerning the child.

    18And all who heard, did wonder concerning the things spoken by the shepherds unto them;

  • Luke 1:12
    70%

    12and Zacharias, having seen, was troubled, and fear fell on him;

  • Matt 21:10
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    10And he having entered into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, `Who is this?'

  • Acts 4:27
    69%

    27for gathered together of a truth against Thy holy child Jesus, whom Thou didst anoint, were both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with nations and peoples of Israel,

  • Dan 2:3
    69%

    3and the king saith to them, `A dream I have dreamed, and moved is my spirit to know the dream.'

  • Acts 12:19-21
    3 verses
    68%

    19and Herod having sought for him, and not having found, having examined the guards, did command `them' to be led away to punishment, and having gone down from Judea to Cesarea, he was abiding `there'.

    20And Herod was highly displeased with the Tyrians and Sidonians, and with one accord they came unto him, and having made a friend of Blastus, who `is' over the bed-chambers of the king, they were asking peace, because of their country being nourished from the king's;

    21and on a set day, Herod having arrayed himself in kingly apparel, and having sat down upon the tribunal, was making an oration unto them,

  • Luke 9:9
    68%

    9and Herod said, `John I did behead, but who is this concerning whom I hear such things?' and he was seeking to see him.

  • Luke 3:19-20
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    68%

    19and Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him concerning Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, and concerning all the evils that Herod did,

    20added also this to all, that he shut up John in the prison.

  • Luke 1:65
    68%

    65And fear came upon all those dwelling around them, and in all the hill-country of Judea were all these sayings spoken of,

  • Matt 14:5-6
    2 verses
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    5and, willing to kill him, he feared the multitude, because as a prophet they were holding him.

    6But the birthday of Herod being kept, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and did please Herod,

  • Mark 6:16
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    16And Herod having heard, said -- `He whom I did behead -- John -- this is he; he was raised out of the dead.'

  • Mark 6:14
    68%

    14And the king Herod heard, (for his name became public,) and he said -- `John the Baptist out of the dead was raised, and because of this the mighty powers are working in him.'

  • Luke 2:8-9
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    8And there were shepherds in the same region, lodging in the field, and keeping the night-watches over their flock,

    9and lo, a messenger of the Lord stood over them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they feared a great fear.

  • Luke 1:29
    67%

    29and she, having seen, was troubled at his word, and was reasoning of what kind this salutation may be.

  • Luke 13:31
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    31On that day there came near certain Pharisees, saying to him, `Go forth, and be going on hence, for Herod doth wish to kill thee;'

  • Acts 21:31
    67%

    31and they seeking to kill him, a rumour came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem hath been thrown into confusion,