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drb @Matthew:2:1 @When Jesus therefore was born in Bethlehem of Juda , in the days of king Herod , behold , there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem . drb @Matthew: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 adore him . drb @Matthew:2:3 @And king Herod hearing this , was troubled , and all Jerusalem with him . drb @Matthew:2:4 @And assembling together all the chief priests and the scribes of the people , he inquired of them where Christ should be born . drb @Matthew:2:5 @But they said to him : In Bethlehem of Juda . For so it is written by the prophet : drb @Matthew:2:6 @And thou Bethlehem the land of Juda art not the least among the princes of Juda : for out of thee shall come forth the captain that shall rule my people Israel . drb @Matthew:2:7 @Then Herod , privately calling the wise men , learned diligently of them the time of the star which appeared to them ; drb @Matthew:2:8 @And sending them into Bethlehem , said : Go and diligently inquire after the child , and when you have found him , bring me word again , that I also may come to adore him . drb @Matthew:2:9 @Who having heard the king , went their way ; and behold the star which they had seen in the east , went before them , until it came and stood over where the child was . drb @Matthew:2:10 @And seeing the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy . drb @Matthew:2:11 @And entering into the house , they found the child with Mary his mother , and falling down they adored him ; and opening their treasures , they offered him gifts ; gold , frankincense , and myrrh . drb @Matthew:2:12 @And having received an answer in sleep that they should not return to Herod , they went back another way into their country . drb @Matthew:2:13 @And after they were departed , behold an angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph , saying : Arise , and take the child and his mother , and fly into Egypt : and be there until I shall tell thee . For it will come to pass that Herod will seek the child to destroy him . drb @Matthew:2:14 @Who arose , and took the child and his mother by night , and retired into Egypt : and he was there until the death of Herod : drb @Matthew:2:15 @That it might be fulfilled which the Lord spoke by the prophet , saying : Out of Egypt have I called my son . drb @Matthew:2:16 @Then Herod perceiving that he was deluded by the wise men , was exceeding angry ; and sending killed all the men children that were in Bethlehem , and in all the borders thereof , from two years old and under , according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men . drb @Matthew:2:17 @Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremias the prophet , saying : drb @Matthew:2:18 @A voice in Rama was heard , lamentation and great mourning ; Rachel bewailing her children , and would not be comforted , because they are not . drb @Matthew:2:19 @But when Herod was dead , behold an angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph in Egypt , drb @Matthew:2:20 @Saying : Arise , and take the child and his mother , and go into the land of Israel . For they are dead that sought the life of the child . drb @Matthew:2:21 @Who arose , and took the child and his mother , and came into the land of Israel . drb @Matthew:2:22 @But hearing that Archelaus reigned in Judea in the room of Herod his father , he was afraid to go thither : and being warned in sleep retired into the quarters of Galilee . drb @Matthew:2:23 @And coming he dwelt in a city called Nazareth : that it might be fulfilled which was said by prophets : That he shall be called a Nazarene .

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