Matthew 2:8

2:8 He ¹  sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and look carefully for the child. When you find him, inform me so that I can go and worship him as well.”

Matthew 2:16

2:16 When Herod ²  saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men ³  to kill all the children in Bethlehem ⁴  and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.

[2:8]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[2:16]  ² sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1. Note the fulfillment of the prophecy given by the angel in 2:13.

[2:16]  ³ tn Or “soldiers.”

[2:16]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.