Mateus 2

Wise Men Visit the King

1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the east arrived in Jerusalem,  * 2:1 Gn 25:6; 1Kg 4:30; Lk 1:5; 2:4–72 saying, "Where is he who has been born king of the Jews?  * 2:2 Jr 23:5; 30:9; Zch 9:9; Mt 27:11; Lk 19:38; Jn 1:49 For we saw his star at its rising  * 2:2 Nm 24:17; Rv 22:16 and have come to worship him."  * 2:2 Or to pay him homage