1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise

men from [k] the east came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the

Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” 3 When Herod the

king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; 4 and assembling all the chief

priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. 5 They

told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet: 6 “ ‘And you, O Bethlehem,

in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come

a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’ ”7 Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly

and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem,

saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word,

that I too may come and worship him.” 9 After listening to the king, they went on their way. And

behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the

place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.

11 And going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and

worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and

myrrh. 12 And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own

country by another way.13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord

appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to

Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy

him.” 14 And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt 15 and

remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the

prophet, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked

by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and

in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had

ascertained from the wise men. 17 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet

Jeremiah:18 “A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for

her children; she refused to be comforted, because they are no more.”19 But when Herod died,

behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20 saying, “Rise, take

the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child’s life are

dead.” 21 And he rose and took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. 22 But

when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was

afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. 23 And he

went and lived in a city called Nazareth, that what was spoken by the prophets might be

fulfilled: “He shall be called a Nazarene.”

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