Matthew 2:8 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Matthew 2:8
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The Magi in the House of Herod. Painting by James Tissot (1836–1902)
Book	Gospel of Matthew
Christian Bible part	New Testament

Matthew 2:8 is the eighth verse of the second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. The magi have informed King Herod that they had seen portents showing the birth of the King of the Jews. After consulting with the leading Jewish religious figures Herod sends the magi to find the infant.

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In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:

And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search

diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him,

bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.

The World English Bible translates the passage as:

He sent them to Bethlehem, and said, "Go and search

diligently for the young child. When you have found

him, bring me word, so that I also may come and worship him."

The Novum Testamentum Graece text is:

καὶ πέμψας αὐτοὺς εἰς Βηθλεὲμ εἶπεν

Πορευθέντες ἐξετάσατε ἀκριβῶς περὶ τοῦ παιδίου

ἐπὰν δὲ εὕρητε, ἀπαγγείλατέ μοι, ὅπως κἀγὼ ἐλθὼν προσκυνήσω αὐτῷ.

For a collection of other versions see BibleHub Matthew 2:8.