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Mat 2:11 — 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

they saw		Luk 2:16,26-32,38
worshipped		Mat 2:2; Mat 4:9,10; Mat 14:33; Psa 2:12; Psa 95:6; Jhn 5:22,23; Act 10:25,26; Rev 19:10; Rev 22:8-10
presented		or, offered. Gen 43:11; 1Sa 10:27; 1Ki 10:2,10; Psa 72:10,15; Isa 60:6
frankincense		Exd 30:23,34; Lev 2:1,2; Lev 6:15; Num 7:14,86; Psa 45:8; Mal 1:11; Rev 5:8

Correlating Passages

they saw

	Luk 2:16	And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
	Luk 2:26	And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
	Luk 2:27	And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,
	Luk 2:28	Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
	Luk 2:29	Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:
	Luk 2:30	For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
	Luk 2:31	Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;
	Luk 2:32	A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
	Luk 2:38	And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.

worshipped

	Mat 2:2	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.
	Mat 4:9	And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
	Mat 4:10	Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
	Mat 14:33	Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
	Psa 2:12	Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish [from] the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed [are] all they that put their trust in him.
	Psa 95:6	O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
	Jhn 5:22	For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
	Jhn 5:23	That all [men] should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
	Act 10:25	And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped [him].
	Act 10:26	But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.
	Rev 19:10	And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See [thou do it] not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
	Rev 22:8	And I John saw these things, and heard [them]. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
	Rev 22:9	Then saith he unto me, See [thou do it] not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
	Rev 22:10	And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.

presented

	Gen 43:11	And their father Israel said unto them, If [it must be] so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
	1Sa 10:27	But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.
	1Ki 10:2	And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
	1Ki 10:10	And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
	Psa 72:10	The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
	Psa 72:15	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.
	Isa 60:6	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.

frankincense

	Exd 30:23	Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred [shekels], and of sweet cinnamon half so much, [even] two hundred and fifty [shekels], and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty [shekels],
	Exd 30:34	And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; [these] sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like [weight]:
	Lev 2:1	And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be [of] fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:
	Lev 2:2	And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, [to be] an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:
	Lev 6:15	And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which [is] upon the meat offering, and shall burn [it] upon the altar [for] a sweet savour, [even] the memorial of it, unto the LORD.
	Num 7:14	One spoon of ten [shekels] of gold, full of incense:
	Num 7:86	The golden spoons [were] twelve, full of incense, [weighing] ten [shekels] apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons [was] an hundred and twenty [shekels].
	Psa 45:8	All thy garments [smell] of myrrh, and aloes, [and] cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
	Mal 1:11	For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name [shall be] great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense [shall be] offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name [shall be] great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.
	Rev 5:8	And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four [and] twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

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Scott, Thomas. "Matthew 2:11," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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