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Matthew 2:2–3

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2saying, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star at its risinga and have come to worship him.” 3And when* King Herod heard it,* he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him,

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Footnotes

  1. aOr, “when it rose”; traditionally rendered “in the east” by many English versions
  2. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
  3. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star at its rising and have come to worship him.”

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

NLTNew Living Translation

“Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.”

King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem.

KJV 1900King James Version

Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.