Bible Verses About Magi
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for magi, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,269 votes, led by Matthew 2:16. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Magi
Matthew 2:16124 votes
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
Matthew 2:1-2117 votes
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
Matthew 2:1-12115 votes
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
Numbers 24:17108 votes
I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
Isaiah 60:3108 votes
And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
Isaiah 60:690 votes
The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the Lord.
Psalms 72:1568 votes
And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.
Psalms 72:10-1161 votes
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
Matthew 2:7-1260 votes
Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
Psalms 72:1055 votes
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
Matthew 2:739 votes
Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
Matthew 2:1130 votes
And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
Daniel 2:224 votes
Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
Micah 5:223 votes
But thou, Beth–lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
Daniel 5:1122 votes
There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
Psalms 68:2920 votes
Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.
Isaiah 60:1-620 votes
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.
Jeremiah 6:2020 votes
To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.
Jeremiah 39:320 votes
And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal–sharezer, Samgar–nebo, Sarsechim, Rab–saris, Nergal–sharezer, Rab–mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon.
Jeremiah 39:1320 votes
So Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rab–saris, and Nergal–sharezer, Rab–mag, and all the king of Babylon’s princes;
Matthew 2:220 votes
Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
Matthew 2:118 votes
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
Matthew 2:1-2315 votes
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
Matthew 2:914 votes
When 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.
Daniel 2:1012 votes
The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king’s matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
What does the Bible say about magi?
Readers most often cite Matthew 2:16 on the subject of magi. Across 1,269 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Matthew 2:1-2, Matthew 2:1-12, Numbers 24:17. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.