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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>Matthew 2 AFV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/matthew/2.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/matthew/2-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">AFV</a> > Matthew 2</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../matthew/1.htm" title="Matthew 1">◄</a> Matthew 2 <a href="../matthew/3.htm" title="Matthew 3">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="100%" valign="top">A Faithful Version</td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Now after Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judea, in <i>the</i> days of Herod the king, behold, Magi from <i>the</i> east arrived at Jerusalem, <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Saying, "Where is the One Who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the east, and have come to worship Him." <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>But when Herod the king heard <i>this</i>, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>And after gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Then they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it has been written by the prophet:</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And you, Bethlehem, land of Judea, in no way are you least among the princes of Judea; for out of you shall come forth a Prince, Who shall shepherd My people Israel. ' "</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Then Herod secretly called <i>for</i> the Magi <i>and</i> ascertained from them the <i>exact</i> time of the appearing of <i>the</i> star. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "Go and search diligently for the little Child; and when you have found <i>Him</i>, bring word back to me, so that I also may go and worship Him." <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And after hearing the king, they departed; and behold, the star that they had seen in the east went in front of them, until it came and stood over <i>the house</i> where the little Child was. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And after seeing the star, they rejoiced <i>with</i> exceedingly great joy. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And when they had come into the house, they found the little Child with Mary His mother, and they bowed down and worshiped Him; then they opened their treasures <i>and</i> presented their gifts to Him--gold and frankincense and myrrh. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>But being divinely instructed in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their own country by another way.</p> <a name="13" id="13"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Now after they had departed, behold, an angel of <i>the</i> Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Arise and take the little Child and His mother, and escape into Egypt, and remain there until I shall tell you; for Herod is about to seek the little Child to destroy Him."</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And he arose by night and took the little Child and His mother, and went into Egypt, <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And was there until the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt I have called My Son."</p> <a name="16" id="16"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Then Herod, seeing that he had been mocked by the Magi, was filled with rage; and he sent <i>and</i> put to death all the boys who <i>were</i> in Bethlehem and in the area all around, from two years old and under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the Magi. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>"A voice was heard in Rama, lamentation and weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping <i>for</i> her children; and she would not be comforted, because they were not."</p> <a name="19" id="19"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Now when Herod had died, behold, an angel of <i>the</i> Lord appeared to Joseph in Egypt in a dream, <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Saying, "Arise and take the little Child and His mother, and go into <i>the</i> land of Israel; for those who were seeking the life of the little Child have died." <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And he arose <i>and</i> took the little Child and His mother, and came into <i>the</i> land of Israel. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea instead of Herod his father, he was afraid to go there; and after being divinely instructed in a dream, he went into the parts of Galilee. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/2-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And after arriving, he dwelt in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, "He shall be called a Nazarean."</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href="https://afaithfulversion.org/">A Faithful Version</a><br><br>Copyright © 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011<br>York Publishing Company<br>Post Office Box 1038<br>Hollister, California 95024-1038<br><br>All rights reserved.<br>All Scripture may be freely quoted except for brief excerpts for review purposes, no part of this publication may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means--electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or information storage and retrieval systems, or use of hermeneutical conclusions of copyright owner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../matthew/1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Matthew 1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Matthew 1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../matthew/3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Matthew 3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Matthew 3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></body></html>