Matthew:2

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ylt @Matthew:2:1 @And Jesus having been born in Beth-Lehem of Judea , in the days of Herod the king , lo , mages from the east came to Jerusalem , ylt @Matthew:2:2 @saying , 'Where is he who was born king of the Jews ? for we saw his star in the east , and we came to bow to him .' ylt @Matthew:2:3 @And Herod the king having heard , was stirred , and all Jerusalem with him , ylt @Matthew:2:4 @and having gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people , he was inquiring from them where the Christ is born . ylt @Matthew:2:5 @And they said to him , 'In Beth-Lehem of Judea , for thus it hath been written through the prophet , ylt @Matthew:2:6 @And thou , Beth-Lehem , the land of Judah , thou art by no means the least among the leaders of Judah , for out of thee shall come one leading , who shall feed My people Israel .' ylt @Matthew:2:7 @Then Herod , privately having called the mages , did inquire exactly from them the time of the appearing star , ylt @Matthew:2:8 @and having sent them to Beth-Lehem , he said , 'Having gone -- inquire ye exactly for the child , and whenever ye may have found , bring me back word , that I also having come may bow to him .' ylt @Matthew:2:9 @And they , having heard the king , departed , and lo , the star , that they did see in the east , did go before them , till , having come , it stood over where the child was . ylt @Matthew:2:10 @And having seen the star , they rejoiced with exceeding great joy , ylt @Matthew:2:11 @and having come to the house , they found the child with Mary his mother , and having fallen down they bowed to him , and having opened their treasures , they presented to him gifts , gold , and frankincense , and myrrh , ylt @Matthew:2:12 @and having been divinely warned in a dream not to turn back unto Herod , through another way they withdrew to their own region . ylt @Matthew:2:13 @And on their having withdrawn , lo , a messenger of the Lord doth appear in a dream to Joseph , saying , 'Having risen , take the child and his mother , and flee to Egypt , and be thou there till I may speak to thee , for Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him .' ylt @Matthew:2:14 @And he , having risen , took the child and his mother by night , and withdrew to Egypt , ylt @Matthew:2:15 @and he was there till the death of Herod , that it might be fulfilled that was spoken by the Lord through the prophet , saying , 'Out of Egypt I did call My Son .' ylt @Matthew:2:16 @Then Herod , having seen that he was deceived by the mages , was very wroth , and having sent forth , he slew all the male children in Beth-Lehem , and in all its borders , from two years and under , according to the time that he inquired exactly from the mages . ylt @Matthew:2:17 @Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet , saying , ylt @Matthew:2:18 @'A voice in Ramah was heard -- lamentation and weeping and much mourning -- Rachel weeping [for ] her children , and she would not be comforted because they are not .' ylt @Matthew:2:19 @And Herod having died , lo , a messenger of the Lord in a dream doth appear to Joseph in Egypt , ylt @Matthew:2:20 @saying , 'Having risen , take the child and his mother , and be going to the land of Israel , for they have died -- those seeking the life of the child .' ylt @Matthew:2:21 @And he , having risen , took the child and his mother , and came to the land of Israel , ylt @Matthew:2:22 @and having heard that Archelaus doth reign over Judea instead of Herod his father , he was afraid to go thither , and having been divinely warned in a dream , he withdrew to the parts of Galilee , ylt @Matthew:2:23 @and coming , he dwelt in a city named Nazareth , that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophets , that 'A Nazarene he shall be called .'

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