Matthew 2:9
When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
KJV
οἱ δὲ ἀκούσαντες τοῦ βασιλέως ἐπορεύθησαν, καὶ ἰδοὺ ὁ ἀστὴρ ὃν εἶδον ἐν τῇ ἀνατολῇ προῆγεν αὐτοὺς ἕως ἐλθὼν ἐστάθη ἐπάνω οὗ ἦν τὸ παιδίον.
Greek NT
Qui cum audissent regem, abierunt, et ecce stella, quam viderant in oriente, antecedebat eos, usque dum veniens staret supra, ubi erat puer.
Vulgate
And they, having heard the king, went their way; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
ASV
Who having heard the king, went their way; and behold the star which they had seen in the East, went before them, until it came and stood over where the child was.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
20 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- ἐστάθη — SBLGNT
- ἐστάθη — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἔστη — Robinson-Pierpont
Theophany
Historic Christian voices
7 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§486The Father's only Son, conceived as man in the womb of the Virgin Mary, is "Christ", that is to say, anointed by the Holy Spirit, from the beginning of his human existence, though the manifestation of this fact takes place only progressively: to the shepherds, to the magi, to John the Baptist, to the disciples.123 Thus the whole life of Jesus Christ will make manifest "how God …
2. But why, one may say, if He was to come from thence, did He live in Nazareth after the birth, and obscure the prophecy? Nay, He did not obscure it, but unfolded it the more. For the fact, that while His mother had her constant residence in the one place, He was born in the other, shows the thing to have been done by a Divine dispensation. And for this cause, let me add, neit…
'Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is He that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen His star in the east, and are come to worship Him.' See Matt. ii. 1-2. Consider the providence of God in this arrangement. The Magi were not Jews; they came from afar; they had …
Now the virginity of Mary was hidden from the prince of this world, as was also her offspring, and the death of the Lord — three mysteries of renown, which were wrought in silence by God. How, then, was He manifested to the world? A star shone forth in heaven above all the other stars, the light of which was inexpressible, while its novelty struck men with astonishment.
Cross-references
- 2Pet 1:19 — We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
- Luke 2:15 — And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord
- Matt 2:2 — Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
- Prov 2:1 — My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
- Prov 8:17 — I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
- Ps 25:12 — What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.