Matthew 2:9 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 2:9

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.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

5 voices

Ambrose of Milan

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (397)

(in Luc. ii. 45.) The star is the way, and the way is Christ; and according to the mystery of the incarnation, Christ is a star. He is a blazing and a morning-star. Thus where Herod is, the star is not seen; where Christ is, there it is again seen, and points out the way.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

They who follow God in the dark shall find that light is sown, is reserved, for them. Israel was led by a pillar of fire to the promised land, the wise men by a star to the promised Seed, who is himself the bright and morning Star, Rev. xxii. God would rather create a new thing than leave those at a loss who diligently and faithfully sought him.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The star ... went before them - From this it appears that the star was a luminous meteor, perhaps at no great distance from the ground. It is not unlikely that they lost sight of it after they had commenced their journey from the East. It is probable that it appeared to them first in the direction of Jerusalem. They concluded that the expected King had been born, and immediately commenced their journey to Jerusalem. When they arrived there, it was important that they should be directed to the very place where he was, and the star again appeared.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

(1856)

Modern Voices1 voice

G.K. Chesterton

1874–1936

The Everlasting Man, Part II Ch. 1 "The God in the Cave" (1925)

That truth that is tradition has wisely remembered them almost as unknown quantities, as mysterious as their mysterious and melodious names: Melchior, Caspar, Balthazar.

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Original language & word study

25 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Οἱ	Hoi	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	And	G1161 →
ἀκούσαντες	akousantes	having heard	G191 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
βασιλέως	basileōs	king	G935 →
ἐπορεύθησαν.	eporeuthēsan	they went away.	G4198 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἰδοὺ	idou	behold	G2400 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
ἀστὴρ	astēr	star	G792 →
ὃν	hon	which	G3739 →
εἶδον	eidon	they saw	G1492 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
ἀνατολῇ	anatolēa	east	G395 →
προῆγεν	proēgen	was going before	G4254 →
αὐτοὺς	autous	them	G846 →
ἕως	he'ōs	until	G2193 →
ἐλθὼν	elthōn	having arrived	G2064 →
ἐστάθη	estathē	it was stood	G2476 →
ἐπάνω	epanō	over	G1883 →
οὗ	hou	where	G3757 →
ἦν	ēn	was	G1510 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
παιδίον.	paidion	Child.	G3813 →

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
Proverbs 8:17
I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
leads to
- John 14:23
  Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
- John 14:21
  Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
- Psalms 91:14
  “Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
- Isaiah 55:6
  Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
Through
Matthew 2:2
asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
leads to
- Revelation 22:16
  “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Numbers 24:17
  I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and…
- Jeremiah 23:5
  Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
Through
Psalms 25:12
Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.
leads to
- Psalms 37:23
  The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.