Discovery BoxMatthew 2:1 
Context2:1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem 1 in Judea, in the time 2 of King Herod, 3 wise men 4 from the East came to Jerusalem 5
Matthew 2:12
Context2:12 After being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, 6 they went back by another route to their own country.
Matthew 2:15
Context2:15 He stayed there until Herod 7 died. In this way what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet was fulfilled: “I called my Son out of Egypt.” 8
Matthew 14:3
Context14:3 For Herod had arrested John, bound him, 9 and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
1 map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.
2 tn Grk “in the days.”
3 sn King Herod was Herod the Great, who ruled Palestine from 37
4 sn The Greek term magi here describes a class of wise men and priests who were astrologers (L&N 32.40).
5 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
6 sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1.
7 sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1.
8 sn A quotation from Hos 11:1.
9 tc ‡ Most witnesses (א2 C D L W Z Θ 0106 Ë1,13 33 Ï lat) read αὐτόν (auton, “him”) here as a way of clarifying the direct object; various important witnesses lack the word, however (א* B 700 pc ff1 h q). The original wording most likely lacked it, but it has been included here due to English style. NA27 includes the word in brackets, indicating reservations about its authenticity.
