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Matthew 2:1, 2, 9 - Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, "Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him."

9 - When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was.[NKJV]

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What Gospel has story of magi visiting Jesus?

The Gospel of Matthew tells of the magi visiting Jesus.


According to Luke's gospel the Magi visited the baby Jesus?

Actually, the visit of the Magi to the baby Jesus is not recorded in Luke's gospel but in the Gospel of Matthew. The story can be found in Matthew 2:1-12. Luke's gospel includes the nativity story, but it focuses more on the shepherds who visited Jesus after his birth.


What religion celebrates the arrival of the Magi?

The Christian Bible has the story of the Magi attending the birth of Jesus, but I don't think any of the Christian denominations "celebrate" that event, other than possibly showing the three kings in a Christmas pageant.


Who was another group from the east that came to worship Jesus?

The wise men, also known as the Magi, came from the east to worship Jesus after seeing His star in the sky. They brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to honor Him.


What is the significance of the magi visit to Jesus?

A:The visit of the magi ("wise men") can only be found in Matthew's Gospel and, according to John Shelby Spong (Born of a Woman: A Bishop Rethinks the Birth of Jesus), the universal assumption among people in New Testament circles is that they were not actual people - Matthew was writing Christian midrash. The magi were important to Matthew's account, as they enabled him to explain the flight to Egypt and thus allow him to draw parallels between Moses and Jesus. They were also significant as the magi were priests of the Zoroastrian religion of the Persians, who believed that the Saoshyant would be born of a virgin and help defeat evil in this world. Matthew knew that his readers, being familiar with Zoroastrianism, would draw a parallel here, and he showed that the priests of this great religion came to worship Jesus.