Matthew 2:8

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”

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KJV

King James Version

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.

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WEB

World English Bible

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.”

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ASV

American Standard Version

And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search out exactly concerning the young child; and when ye have found [him], bring me word, that I also may come and worship him.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

And having sent them to Bethlehem, he said, “Having gone, search carefully for the Child; and when you⁺ shall have found [Him], report to me, so that I also, having come, may worship Him.”

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Matthew 2

⁶ ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”

⁷ Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.

⁸ And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”

⁹ After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.

¹⁰ When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight.

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