Matthew 2:16 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 2:16

When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.

BSB

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ASV

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the Wise-men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned of the Wise-men.

KJV

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.

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Commentary

4 voices

Tertullian

A Treatise on the Soul (220)

But (we hold the contrary): for Christ, by "accepting praise out of the mouth of babes and sucklings," has declared that neither childhood nor infancy is without sensibility, -the former of which states, when meeting Him with approving shouts, proved its ability to offer Him testimony; while the other, by being slaughtered, for His sake of course, knew what violence meant.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked,.... Herod, having waited a proper time for the return of the wise men, and they not coming, concluded he was tricked by them; though, no doubt, when they promised to return, and bring him word how things were, they seriously meant and designed a performance; but having met with a divine oracle, which ordered them another way, they thought it most advisable to obey God rather than man.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The diseases and deaths of little children are proofs of original sin. But we must look upon this murder of the infants under another character: it was their martyrdom. How early did persecution commence against Christ and his kingdom!

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Slew all the children - This cruelty of Herod seems alluded to in very decisive terms by Macrobius, who flourished toward the conclusion of the fourth Century.

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Original language & word study

37 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Τότε	Tote	Then	G5119 →
Ἡρῴδης	Hērōdēs	Herod	G2264 →
ἰδὼν	idōn	having seen	G1492 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
ἐνεπαίχθη	enepaichthē	he had been outwitted	G1702 →
ὑπὸ	hupo	by	G5259 →
τῶν	tōn	the	G3588 →
μάγων	magōn	Magi	G3097 →
ἐθυμώθη	ethumōthē	was enraged	G2373 →
λίαν,	lian	intensely,	G3029 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἀποστείλας	aposteilas	having sent forth	G649 →
ἀνεῖλεν	aneilen	he executed	G337 →
πάντας	pantas	all	G3956 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
παῖδας	paidas	boys	G3816 →
τοὺς	tous	that [were]	G3588 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
Βηθλέεμ	Bēthleem	Bethlehem	G965 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
πᾶσιν	pasin	all	G3956 →
τοῖς	tois	the	G3588 →
ὁρίοις	horiois	vicinity	G3725 →
αὐτῆς	autēs	of it	G846 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
διετοῦς	dietous	two years old	G1332 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
κατωτέρω	katōterō	under
κατὰ	kata	according to	G2596 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
χρόνον	chronon	time	G5550 →
ὃν	hon	which	G3739 →
ἠκρίβωσεν	ēkribōsen	he had ascertained	G198 →
παρὰ	para	from	G3844 →
τῶν	tōn	the	G3588 →
μάγων.¶	magōn	Magi.	G3097 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Revelation 17:6
I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at the sight of her.
leads to
- Revelation 16:6
  For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.”
- Revelation 13:15
  The second beast was permitted to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship it to be killed.
Through
Isaiah 59:7
Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.
leads to
- Proverbs 6:17
  haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
- Romans 3:15–17
  “Their feet are swift to shed blood;
Through
Proverbs 28:15
Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
leads to
- 1 Peter 5:8
  Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Through
Isaiah 26:21
For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.
leads to
- Isaiah 13:11
  I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.
- Jude 1:14–15
  Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones
- Revelation 6:9–11
  And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld.