Matthew 2:2

NETBible

saying, “Where is the one who is born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose 1  and have come to worship him.”

NIV ©

and asked, "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."

NASB ©

"Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him."

NLT ©

"Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We have seen his star as it arose, and we have come to worship him."

MSG ©

They asked around, "Where can we find and pay homage to the newborn King of the Jews? We observed a star in the eastern sky that signaled his birth. We're on pilgrimage to worship him."

BBE ©

Saying, Where is the King of the Jews whose birth has now taken place? We have seen his star in the east and have come to give him worship.

NRSV ©

asking, "Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage."

NKJV ©

saying, "Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him."

KJV
Saying
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Where
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is
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he that is born
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King
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of the Jews
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for
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we have seen
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his
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star
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in
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the east
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and
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are come
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to worship
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him
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NASB ©
"Where
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is He who has been born
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King
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of the Jews
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? For we saw
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His star
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in the east
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and have come
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to worship
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Him."
NET [draft] ITL
saying
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, “Where
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is
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the one who is born
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king
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of the Jews
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? For
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we saw
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his
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star
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when it rose
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and
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have come
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to worship
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him
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.”
GREEK
legontev
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V-PAP-NPM
pou
<4226>
PRT-I
estin
<1510> (5748)
V-PXI-3S
o
<3588>
T-NSM
tecyeiv
<5088> (5685)
V-APP-NSM
basileuv
<935>
N-NSM
twn
<3588>
T-GPM
ioudaiwn
<2453>
A-GPM
eidomen
<1492> (5627)
V-2AAI-1P
gar
<1063>
CONJ
autou
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P-GSM
ton
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T-ASM
astera
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N-ASM
en
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PREP
th
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T-DSF
anatolh
<395>
N-DSF
kai
<2532>
CONJ
hlyomen
<2064> (5627)
V-2AAI-1P
proskunhsai
<4352> (5658)
V-AAN
autw
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P-DSM
NETBible

saying, “Where is the one who is born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose 1  and have come to worship him.”

NET Notes

1 tn Or “in its rising,” referring to the astrological significance of a star in a particular portion of the sky. The term used for the “East” in v. 1 is ἀνατολαί (anatolai, a plural form that is used typically of the rising of the sun), while in vv. 2 and 9 the singular ἀνατολή (anatolh) is used. The singular is typically used of the rising of a star and as such should not normally be translated “in the east” (cf. BDAG 74 s.v. 1: “because of the sg. and the article in contrast to ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν, vs. 1, [it is] prob. not a geograph. expr. like the latter, but rather astronomical…likew. vs. 9”).