Matt 2
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Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem,
saying,
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Where is he who is born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
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And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
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And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.
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And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written through the prophet,
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And you Bethlehem, land of Judah, Art in no wise least among the princes of Judah: For out of you shall come forth a governor,
Who shall be shepherd of my people Israel.
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Then Herod privily called the Wise-men, and learned of them exactly what time the star appeared.
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And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search out exactly concerning the young child; and when you have found [him,]
bring me word, that I also may come and worship him.
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And they, having heard the king, went their way; and behold, the star, which they saw 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 exceeding great joy.
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And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they fell down and worshiped him; and opening
their treasures they offered to him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
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And being warned [of God] in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
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Now when they were 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 be you there until I tell you: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy
him.
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And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt;
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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 did I call my son.
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Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the Wise-men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children
that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly
learned of the Wise-men.
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Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
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A voice was heard in Ramah, Weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; And she would not be comforted, because
they are not.
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But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
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Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead that sought the young child`s
life.
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And he arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
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But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there; and being
warned [by God] in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee,
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and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, that he should
be called a Nazarene.