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1 Now
when Jesus was
born in Bethlehem
of Judea in
the days of
King Herod, behold,
wise men
from the east came
to Jerusalem, saying,
2 “Where
is he who
is born King
of the Jews?
For we saw
his star in
the east, and have
come to worship
him.”
3 When
King Herod heard
it, he was
troubled, and all
Jerusalem with him.
4 Gathering
together all the
chief priests and
scribes of the
people, he asked
them where the
Christ would be
born.
5 They
said to him, “In
Bethlehem of Judea,
for this is
written through
the prophet,
6 ‘You
Bethlehem, land of
Judah,
are in no
way least among
the princes of
Judah;
for out of
you shall come
a governor
who shall
shepherd my people,
Israel.’ ”
7 Then
Herod secretly
called the wise
men, and learned
from them exactly
what time the star
appeared.
8 He
sent them
to Bethlehem, and
said, “Go and
search diligently for
the young child.
When you have
found him, bring
me word, so
that I also
may come and
worship him.”
9 They,
having heard the
king, went their
way; and behold,
the star, which
they saw in
the east, went
before them until
it came and
stood over where
the young child
was.
10 When
they saw the star,
they rejoiced with
exceedingly great
joy.
11 They
came into the
house and saw
the young child
with Mary, his
mother, and they
fell down and
worshiped him. Opening
their treasures,
they offered to
him gifts: gold,
frankincense, and
myrrh.
12 Being
warned in a
dream not to return
to Herod, they
went back to
their own country
another way.
13 Now
when they
had departed, behold,
an angel of the
Lord appeared to
Joseph in a
dream, saying, “Arise
and take the young
child and his
mother, and flee
into Egypt, and stay
there until I
tell you, for
Herod will seek
the young child
to destroy him.”
14 He
arose and took
the young child
and his mother
by night
and departed into Egypt,
15 and
was there until
the death of
Herod, that it
might be fulfilled
which was spoken
by the Lord
through the
prophet, saying, “Out
of Egypt I called
my son.”
16 Then
Herod, when he
saw that he
was mocked by
the wise men, was
exceedingly angry, and
sent out and killed
all the male
children who were
in Bethlehem and
in all
the surrounding countryside, from
two years old
and under,
according to the
exact time which
he had learned
from the wise men.
17 Then
that which was
spoken by Jeremiah
the prophet was
fulfilled, saying,
18 “A
voice was heard in
Ramah,
lamentation, weeping and
great mourning,
Rachel weeping
for her children;
she wouldn’t be
comforted,
because they are
no more.”
19 But
when Herod was
dead, behold,
an angel of the
Lord appeared in
a dream to
Joseph in Egypt, saying,
20 “Arise
and take the young
child and his
mother, and go
into the land
of Israel, for
those who sought
the young child’s
life are dead.”
21 He
arose and took
the young child
and his mother,
and came into
the land of
Israel.
22 But
when he heard
that Archelaus was reigning
over Judea in
the place of
his father, Herod,
he was afraid
to go there.
Being warned in
a dream,
he withdrew into
the region of
Galilee,
23 and
came and lived
in a city
called Nazareth;
that it might
be fulfilled which
was spoken through
the prophets that
he will be
called a Nazarene.