Mat 2:1, 3, 9, Luk 1:5, Act 12:1 | ESV | STEP | Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king , behold , wise men from the east came to Jerusalem ,

Matthew 2:1

The Visit of the Wise Men

1 Now ^aafter Jesus was born in ^bBethlehem of Judea ^cin the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men ^{▼▼Greek magi; also verses 7, 16} from ^ethe east came to Jerusalem,

Matthew 2:3

3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;

Matthew 2:9

9 After listening to the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was.

Luke 1:5

Birth of John the Baptist Foretold

5 ^fIn the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, ^{▼▼Greek Zacharias} ^hof ⁱthe division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

Acts 12:1

James Killed and Peter Imprisoned

1 About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church.