Matthew 2:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 2:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
Ἰησοῦ
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
γεννηθέντος
gennáō
G1080
to beget
ἐν
en
G1722
in
Βηθλέεμ
Bēthleém
G965
Bethlehem
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
Ἰουδαίας
Ioudaía
G2449
Judea
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ἡμέραις
hēméra
G2250
day
Ἡρῴδου
Hērṓdēs
G2264
Herod
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
βασιλέως
basileús
G935
king
ἰδοὺ
horáō
G3708
to see
μάγοι
mágos
G3097
magus
ἀπὸ
apó
G575
from
ἀνατολῶν
anatolḗ
G395
east
παρεγένοντο
paragínomai
G3854
to appear
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
Ἱεροσόλυμα
Hierosólyma
G2414
Jerusalem
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,
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King James Version Public Domain
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now, Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, learned men from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).