9After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was.


In Context

6 " 'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.' "

7 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.

8 He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him."

9 After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was.

10 When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.

11 On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh.

Matthew 2:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:9When 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:9Who having heard the king, went their way; and behold the star which they had seen in the east, went before them, until it came and stood over where the child was.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:9And they, having heard the king, went their way; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:9And they having heard the king went their way; and lo, the star, which they had seen in the east, went before them until it came and stood over the place where the little child was.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:9And they, having heard the king, went their way; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:9When 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:9They, having heard the king, went their way; and behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, until it came and stood over where the young child was.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:9And they, having heard the king, departed, and lo, the star, that they did see in the east, did go before them, till, having come, it stood over where the child was.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:9When they had heard the king, they departed; and, see, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.