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The Pilgrimage of the Magi

Matthew 2:3

In 9 translations

BSB
When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
KJV
When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
WEB
When King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
ASV
And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
LSV
And Herod the king having heard, was stirred, and all Jerusalem with him,
YLT
And Herod the king having heard, was stirred, and all Jerusalem with him,
DBY
But Herod the king having heard [of it], was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;
DRC
And king Herod hearing this, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
GNV
When King Herod heard this, he was troubled, and all Hierusalem with him.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place Ἡρῴδης elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἡρῴδης. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἡρῴδης; Robinson–Pierpont read Ἡρῴδης ὁ βασιλεὺς.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἡρῴδης ἐταράχθη καὶ πᾶσα Ἱεροσόλυμα μετʼ αὐτοῦ,
RP2018
Ἀκούσας δὲ Ἡρῴδης ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐταράχθη, καὶ πᾶσα Ἱεροσόλυμα μετ’ αὐτοῦ·
TR-Boyd
Ἀκούσας δὲ Ἡρῴδης ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐταράχθη, καὶ πᾶσα Ἱεροσόλυμα μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ·
SCR1894
ακουσας δε ηρωδης ο βασιλευς εταραχθη και πασα ιεροσολυμα μετ αυτου

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👤 Herod📍 Jerusalem◆ Wise Men Visit Herod

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Acts 17:6–7But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here, and Jason has welcomed them into…
  • John 11:47–48Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs. If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come…
  • Matthew 23:37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
  • Matthew 8:29“What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
  • Acts 4:2greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.
  • Acts 4:24–27When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them. You spoke by the Holy Spirit…
  • 1 Kings 18:17–18When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?” “I have not troubled Israel,” Elijah replied, “but you and your father’s house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and…
  • Acts 5:24–28When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening. Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple…
  • Acts 16:20–21They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”

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