Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

New American Standard Bible

When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.

King James Version

When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

Holman Bible

When they saw the star, they were overjoyed beyond measure.

International Standard Version

When they saw the star, they were ecstatic with joy.

American Standard Version

And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

Amplified

When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.

An Understandable Version

And when they saw the star, they were extremely happy.

Anderson New Testament

And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with very great joy.

Bible in Basic English

And when they saw the star they were full of joy.

Common New Testament

When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

Daniel Mace New Testament

when they observ'd this of the star, they were extreamly well pleas'd.

Darby Translation

And when they saw the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

Godbey New Testament

And seeing the star they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

Goodspeed New Testament

When they saw the star, they were very glad,

John Wesley New Testament

And seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

Julia Smith Translation

And seeing the star, they rejoiced with great joy exceedingly.

King James 2000

When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Now [when they] saw the star, they rejoiced [with] very great joy.

Modern King James verseion

And seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

When they saw the star they were marvelously glad;

Moffatt New Testament

When they caught sight of the star, they were intensely glad;

Montgomery New Testament

And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with great gladness.

NET Bible

When they saw the star they shouted joyfully.

New Heart English Bible

And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

Noyes New Testament

When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy;

Sawyer New Testament

And seeing the star they rejoiced with great joy;

The Emphasized Bible

and, seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And when they saw the star, they were exceedingly transported with joy.

Twentieth Century New Testament

At the sight of the star they were filled with joy.

Webster

When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

Weymouth New Testament

When they saw the star, the sight filled them with intense joy.

Williams New Testament

When they saw the star, they were thrilled with ecstatic joy,

World English Bible

When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

Worrell New Testament

And, seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

Worsley New Testament

And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy;

Youngs Literal Translation

And having seen the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

εἴδω 
Eido 
Usage: 519

the star
ἀστήρ 
Aster 
Usage: 16

χαίρω 
Chairo 
Usage: 60

with exceeding
σφόδρα 
Sphodra 
Usage: 10

μέγας 
megas 
Usage: 167

Context Readings

Wise Men Visit Jesus

9 And when they heard the king, they departed. And lo, the star that they saw in the east went before them until, having come, it stood over where the child was. 10 And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. 11 And having come into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and having fallen down, they worshiped him. And having opened their treasures, they brought to him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.


Cross References

Psalm 67:4

O let the nations be glad and sing for joy. For thou will judge the peoples with equity, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.

Psalm 105:3

Glory ye in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek LORD rejoice.

Luke 2:10

And the agent said to them, Fear not, for behold, I bring you good-news of great joy that will be to all the people,

Luke 2:20

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they heard and saw, as it was told to them.

Romans 15:9-13

and the Gentiles, for the sake of mercy, to glorify God, as it is written, Because of this I will give thanks to thee among Gentiles, and will sing to thy name.

Deuteronomy 32:13

He made him ride on the high places of the earth, and he ate the increase of the field, and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock,

Acts 13:46-48

But having spoken boldly, Paul and Barnabas said, It was necessary for the word of God to be spoken first to you, but since ye thrust it away, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

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