Matthew: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 , * 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 ." * But when Herod the king heard this , he was troubled , and all Jerusalem with him . * And having gathered together all the chief priests and scribes of the people , he inquired from them where the Christ would be born . * So they said to him , "In Bethlehem of Judea , for thus it is written by the prophet : * '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 .' " * Then Herod , secretly having called the wise men , ascertained from them the time that the star appeared . * 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 ." * 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 . * And when they saw the star , they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy . * 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 . * And having been divinely instructed in a dream not to return to Herod , they withdrew into their own country by another way . * 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 ." * When he arose , he took along the young Child and His mother by night and withdrew into Egypt , * 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 ." * 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 . * Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet , saying : * "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 ." * Now after Herod died , behold , an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt , * 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 ." * Then he rose and took along the young Child and His mother , and came into the land of Israel . * 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 . * 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 ."

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