Matthew 2:7

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“Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.”

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BSBPD

“Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Then Herod privily called the Wise-men, and learned of them exactly what time the star appeared.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Then Herod, privately having called the mages, did inquire exactly from them the time of the appearing star,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 2:7 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 1:10Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”
  2. 1 Samuel 18:21“I will give her to David,” Saul thought, “so that she may be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time now you can be my son-in-law.”
  3. Psalms 10:9He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
  4. Psalms 55:21His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
  5. Psalms 64:4ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.
  6. Psalms 83:3With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
  7. Isaiah 7:5For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted your ruin, saying:
  8. Ezekiel 38:10This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.
  9. Matthew 26:3At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
  10. Revelation 12:1And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.
  11. Revelation 12:15Then from the mouth of the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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