Went before them (προηγεν αυτους). Imperfect tense, kept on in front of them, not as a guide to the town since they now knew that,…

The star—went before them. From this it appears that the star was a luminous meteor, perhaps not far from the ground.

It i…

Which they saw... — The words seem to imply that they started in the evening and, as they did so, saw the star in the direction of…

Yes, they departed, and were wise to get out of Herod’s vile company. They made no compact with him. They heard his false professions and …

Pseudo-Chrysostom: As soon as Herod heard the answer, though it was doubly authenticated by both the authority of the p…

The reason Herod wanted to learn, at his secret meeting with the Magi, the exact time the star appeared was that he had already schemed to kill the…

But they, having heard the King, departed. It is truly an instance of shameful laziness that not one of the Jews offers to be an escort to…

When they had heard the king
With great care and attention, what he had told them of the birth place of the young ch…

What joy these wise men felt upon seeing this star, no one knows as well as those who, after a long and melancholy night of temptation and desertio…

Above, the Evangelist set forth one motive of the Wise Men, namely, Herod’s persuasion. Here he gives another motive of the Wise Men for seeking Ch…