MT-2:1  Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the

days of Herod the

king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

MT-2:2  Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for

we have seen his

star in the east, and are come to worship him.

MT-2:3  When Herod the king had heard [these things], he was

troubled, and all

Jerusalem with him.

MT-2:4  And when he had gathered all the chief priests and

scribes of the

people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.

MT-2:5  And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus

it is written

by the prophet,

MT-2:6  And thou Bethlehem, [in] the land of Juda, art not the

least among the

princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that

shall rule my

people Israel.

MT-2:7  Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men,

inquired of them

diligently what time the star appeared.

MT-2:8  And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search

diligently for

the young child; and when ye have found [him], bring me word

again, that I may

come and worship him also.

MT-2:9  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.

MT-2:10  When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding

great joy.

MT-2:11  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.

MT-2:12  And being warned of God in a dream that they should not

return to

Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

MT-2:13  And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the

Lord appeareth

to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child

and his mother,

and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word:

for Herod will

seek the young child to destroy him.

MT-2:14  When he arose, he took the young child and his mother

by night, and

departed into Egypt:

MT-2:15  And was there until the death of Herod: that it might

be fulfilled

which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of

Egypt have I called

my son.

MT-2:16  Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise

men, was

exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that

were in

Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and

under,

according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the

wise men.

MT-2:17  Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the

prophet,

saying,

MT-2:18  In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and

weeping, and great

mourning, Rachel weeping [for] her children, and would not be

comforted,

because they are not.

MT-2:19  But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord

appeareth in a

dream to Joseph in Egypt,

MT-2:20  Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother,

and go into

the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young

child's life.

MT-2:21  And he arose, and took the young child and his mother,

and came into

the land of Israel.

MT-2:22  But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in

the room of

his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding,

being warned of

God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:

MT-2:23  And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that

it might be

fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a

Nazarene.

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