Matthew 2:8
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 2
“And 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.”Matthew 2:8
What Does Matthew 2:8 Mean?
Matthew 2:8 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 2, verse 8 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Incarnation.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Matthew 2:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Corinthians 3:19“For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.”Psalms 21:11“For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.”Jeremiah 41:5“That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD.”Luke 20:20“And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.”Genesis 34:14“And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:”1 Samuel 15:15“And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.”1 Samuel 23:22“Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly.”2 Samuel 15:7“And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron.”2 Samuel 17:14“And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.”1 Kings 19:2“Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.”1 Kings 21:9“And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:”2 Kings 8:4“And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done.”2 Kings 10:18“And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much.”Ezra 4:1“Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel;”Job 5:12“He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.”Psalms 12:2“They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.”Psalms 55:11“Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.”Proverbs 21:30“There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.”Proverbs 26:24“He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;”Lamentations 3:37“Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?”
People & Places
Bethlehem
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