Matthew 2:3

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“When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.”

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BSBPD

“When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Herod the king having heard, was stirred, and all Jerusalem with him,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 2:3 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 18:17When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”
  2. 2 Kings 6:11For this reason the king of Aram became enraged and called his servants to demand of them, “Tell me, which one of us is on the side of the king of Israel?”
  3. 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?”
  4. 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!
  5. John 11:47Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.
  6. Acts 4:2greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.
  7. Acts 4:24When 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.
  8. Acts 5:24When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.
  9. Acts 16:20They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil
  10. Acts 17:6But 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,

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