Matthew 2:10

King James Version

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

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
They were very happy and excited to see the star.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
When they sawe the starre they were marvelously glad:

International Standard Version
When they saw the star, they were ecstatic with joy.

New American Standard Bible
When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.

New Century Version
When the wise men saw the star, they were filled with joy.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

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

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

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

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

Weymouth's New Testament
When they saw the star, the sight filled them with intense joy.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei siyen the sterre, and ioyeden with a ful greet ioye.

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

Berean Standard Bible
When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight.

Contemporary English Version
They were thrilled and excited to see the star.

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

Bible in Basic English
And when they saw the star they were full of joy.

Complete Jewish Bible
When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.

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

Etheridge Translation
Now when they saw the star, they rejoiced with very great joy.

Murdock Translation
And when they saw the star, they rejoiced much, with great joy.

King James Version (1611)
When they saw the Starre, they reioyced with exceeding great ioy.

New Living Translation
When they saw the star, they were filled with joy!

New Life Bible
When they saw the star, they were filled with much joy.

New Revised Standard
When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And when they sawe the starre, they reioyced with an exceeding great ioy,

George Lamsa Translation
When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And seeing the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

Revised Standard Version
When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
When they sawe the starre, they reioyced excedyngly with great ioy.

Christian Standard Bible®
When they saw the star, they were overwhelmed with joy.

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

Lexham English Bible
Now when they saw the star, they rejoiced with very great joy.

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

Young's Literal Translation
And having seen the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
When they sawe the starre, they were maruelously glad:

Mace New Testament (1729)
when they observ'd this of the star, they were extreamly well pleas'd.

New English Translation
When they saw the star they shouted joyfully.

New King James Version
When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

Simplified Cowboy Version
When they saw the bright star, they was overcome with happiness.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.

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

Contextual Overview

⁹ 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. ¹⁰ When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. 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. ¹² And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

they rejoiced: Deuteronomy 32:13, Psalms 67:4, Psalms 105:3, Luke 2:10, Luke 2:20, Acts 13:46-48, Romans 15:9-13

Reciprocal: Matthew 2:2 - worship

Cross-References

Psalms 46:4
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.

Revelation 22:1
And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

When they saw the star,.... Which by its appearance, size, brightness, c. they knew to be the same with that which they had seen, when in their own country

they rejoiced with exceeding great joy; a "pleonasm" or a redundancy of expression frequently used by the Hebrews, see John 4:6 and the Septuagint there; setting forth the rapture, the excess of joy they were in upon the sight of the star. Very probably before this, their hearts were sad, their countenances dejected, and they greatly discouraged, having taken so great a journey, and as yet to so little purpose. They had been at Jerusalem, where they expected to have found him that was born king of the Jews; they had been at court, and conversed with men of the greatest figure and intelligence, and could get no tidings of him; people of all ranks and degrees seemed to be troubled at the account they brought; no body cared to go along with them to Bethlehem: all these circumstances no doubt were discouraging to them; but as soon as they saw the star their spirits revived, joy filled their hearts, cheerfulness appeared in their countenances; and they pursued their journey with inexpressible delight, till they came to the place where the illustrious person was they were seeking after.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The star ... went before them - From this it appears that the star was a luminous meteor, perhaps at no great distance from the ground. It is not unlikely that they lost sight of it after they had commenced their journey from the East. It is probable that it appeared to them first in the direction of Jerusalem. They concluded that the expected King had been born, and immediately commenced their journey to Jerusalem. When they arrived there, it was important that they should be directed to the very place where he was, and the star again appeared. It was for this reason that they rejoiced. They felt assured that they were under a heavenly guidance, and would be conducted to the new-born King of the Jews. And this shows:

1. That the birth of Jesus was an event of great moment, worthy of the divine interposition in directing these men to find the place of his nativity.
2. God will guide those who are disposed to find the Saviour. Even if for a time the light should be withdrawn, yet it will again appear, and direct us in the way to the Redeemer.
3. Our being led to Christ should fill us with joy. He is the way, the truth, and the life; the Saviour, the friend, the all in all; there is no other way of life, and there is no peace to the soul until he is found. When we are guided to him, therefore, our hearts should overflow with joy and praise; and we should humbly and thankfully follow every direction that leads to the Son of God, John 12:35-36.