Matthew 2
- 1Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
- 2Saying, Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and have come to worship him.
- 3When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
- 4And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
- 5And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea. For so it is written by the prophet,
- 6And you Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, are not the least among the princes of Juda. For out of you shall come a Governor, who shall rule my people Israel.
- 7Then Herod, when he had secretly called the wise men, asked them carefully what time the star appeared.
- 8And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search carefully for the young child. And when you have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
- 9When they had heard the king, they left. And the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
- 10When they saw the star, they rejoiced with very great joy.
- 11And when they had come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshiped him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented to him gifts: gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
- 12And being warned by God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they went into their own country another way.
- 13And when they had left, the angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word. For Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
- 14When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and went into Egypt.
- 15And he stayed there until the death of Herod, so that what the Lord spoke through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
- 16Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was very angry, and sent out, and killed all the children who were in Bethlehem, and in all its regions, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had carefully asked the wise men.
- 17Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
- 18In Rama a voice was heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are no more.
- 19But when Herod was dead, an angel of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
- 20Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel. For they are dead who sought the young child's life.
- 21And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
- 22But when he heard that Archelaus reigned in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. But, being warned by God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee.
- 23And he came and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Matthew 2 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVNow 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,
GIGAKJVNow when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
KJVSaying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
GIGAKJVSaying, Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and have come to worship him.
KJVAnd they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
GIGAKJVAnd they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea. For so it is written by the prophet,
KJVAnd thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
GIGAKJVAnd you Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, are not the least among the princes of Juda. For out of you shall come a Governor, who shall rule my people Israel.
KJVThen Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
GIGAKJVThen Herod, when he had secretly called the wise men, asked them carefully what time the star appeared.
KJVAnd he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
GIGAKJVAnd he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search carefully for the young child. And when you have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
KJVWhen 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.
GIGAKJVWhen they had heard the king, they left. And the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
KJVWhen they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
GIGAKJVWhen they saw the star, they rejoiced with very great joy.
KJVAnd when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh.
GIGAKJVAnd when they had come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshiped him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented to him gifts: gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
KJVAnd being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
GIGAKJVAnd being warned by God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they went into their own country another way.
KJVAnd when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
GIGAKJVAnd when they had left, the angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word. For Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
KJVWhen he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
GIGAKJVWhen he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and went into Egypt.
KJVAnd was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
GIGAKJVAnd he stayed there until the death of Herod, so that what the Lord spoke through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
KJVThen Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
GIGAKJVThen Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was very angry, and sent out, and killed all the children who were in Bethlehem, and in all its regions, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had carefully asked the wise men.
KJVIn Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
GIGAKJVIn Rama a voice was heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are no more.
KJVBut when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
GIGAKJVBut when Herod was dead, an angel of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
KJVSaying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.
GIGAKJVSaying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel. For they are dead who sought the young child's life.
KJVBut when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:
GIGAKJVBut when he heard that Archelaus reigned in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. But, being warned by God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee.
KJVAnd he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
GIGAKJVAnd he came and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
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