Matthew 2:3 Cross References - MNT

³ When King Herod heard this he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

²⁹ "You Son of God," they shouted, "what have you to do with us? Are you come to torment us before the time?"

³⁷ "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, murdering the prophets, and stoning those who have been sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children together, as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and you would not!

⁴⁷ So the chief priests and Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin. ⁴⁸ "What are we going to do?" they said, "now that this man is performing many signs?" If we leave him alone, this way, every one will believe on him, and the Romans will come and rob us of both our sacred place and of our people."

² incensed at their teaching the people, and proclaiming, in the case of Jesus, the resurrection from the dead.

²⁴ And when they heard it they all lifted up their voices in prayer to God, saying. "O Sovereign Lord, who madest heaven and earth and sea, and all that in them is, ²⁵ "who saidest through the Holy Spirit, by the lips of thy servant David, our forefather. "Why did the Gentiles rage, And the peoples form futile plans? ²⁶ "The kings of the earth set themselves in array, And the rulers were gathered together Against the Lord and against his Christ. ²⁷ "In this very city they did gather together against thy holy Servant, Jesus whom thou hast anointed—Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and also the tribes of Israel—

²⁴ When the officer in charge of the Temple and the high priest heard these words, they were perplexed concerning them, wondering what would come of it. ²⁵ And some one came and told them that the very men whom they had put in prison were standing in the Temple, and teaching to the people. ²⁶ On this the officer went off with his men and fetched them, not, however, by force, for they were afraid that the people would stone them. ²⁷ So they brought them, and stood them before the Sanhedrin. Then the high priest questioned them. ²⁸ "We strictly forbade you, did we not, to teach about this Name, and here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us."

²⁰ Then they brought them before the praetors, saying. "These fellows are Jews, who are making a great disturbance in our city. ²¹ "They are teaching customs which it is not lawful for us as Romans to adopt or practise."

⁶ And when they had failed to find Paul and Silas, they began to drag Jason and some of the brethren before the politarchs, shouting. "These fellows who have upset the habitable earth are come hither also. ⁷ "Jason has received them, and they all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus."