Matt 2
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Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold,
wise men from the East arrived in Jerusalem,
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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."
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But when Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
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And having gathered together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired
from them where the Christ would be born.
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So they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet:
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'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers
of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Ruler who will shepherd My people Israel.'
"
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Then Herod, secretly having called the wise men, ascertained from them the time that
the star appeared.
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And having sent them to Bethlehem, he said, "Go and carefully search for the young
Child, and as soon as you find [Him], report back to me, so that I also may come and
worship Him."
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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.
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And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.
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And having come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and
falling down, they worshipped Him, and opening their treasures, they presented gifts
to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
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And having been divinely instructed in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew
into their own country by another way.
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Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream,
saying, "Arise, and take along the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and
stay there until I tell you; for Herod is about to seek the young Child to destroy
Him."
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When he arose, he took along the young Child and His mother by night and withdrew
into Egypt,
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and was there until the death of Herod, so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken
by the Lord through the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt I called My Son."
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Then Herod, seeing that he had been deceived by the wise men, was greatly enraged;
and he sent and executed all the boys in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from
two years old and under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the wise
men.
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Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying:
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"A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping
for her children, refusing to be comforted, because they are no more."
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Now after Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in
Egypt,
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saying, "Arise, and take with [you] the young Child and His mother, and go into the
land of Israel, for those who were seeking the life of the young Child have died."
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Then he rose and took along the young Child and His mother, and came into the land
of Israel.
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But hearing that Archelaus was reigning over Judea instead of his father Herod, he
was afraid to go there. And being divinely instructed in a dream, he withdrew into
the regions of Galilee.
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And when he arrived, he settled down in a city called Nazareth, so that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, "He would be called a Nazarene."