Matthew 2:1-2
What is written? (ESV)
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, 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.”
What does it say?
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem during the reign of Herod, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem. They asked where the newborn king of the Jews was because they had seen His star and had come to worship Him.
What is its immediate context?
The apostle Matthew’s account of the life of Christ.
How Matthew 2:1-2 is applied across Bible answers
Was the end of all things at hand (1 Peter 4:7)?
John the Baptist preached that the kingdom of God was near or "at hand."
