Now after Jesus
was aborn
in Bethlehem
of Judea
in the days
of bHerod
the king
, 1magi
from the east
arrived
in Jerusalem
, saying
,
"Where is He who has been born
aKing
of the Jews
? For we saw
bHis star
in the east
and have come
to worship
Him."
When Herod the king
heard
this, he was troubled
, and all
Jerusalem
with him.
Gathering together
all
the chief
priests
and scribes
of the people
, he inquired
of them where
the 1Messiah
was to be born
.
They said to him, " aIn Bethlehem
of Judea
; for this
is what
has been written
1by the prophet
:
` aAND YOU, BETHLEHEM, LAND
OF JUDAH
, ARE BY NO
MEANS
LEAST
AMONG
THE LEADERS
OF JUDAH
; FOR OUT OF YOU SHALL COME
FORTH
A RULER
WHO
WILL bSHEPHERD
MY PEOPLE
ISRAEL
.' "
Then Herod
secretly
called
the magi
and determined
from them 1the exact
time
athe star
appeared
.
And he sent them to Bethlehem
and said
, "Go
and search
carefully
for the Child
; and when
you have found
Him, report
to me, so
that I too
may come
and worship
Him."
After hearing
the king
, they went
their way
; and the star
, which
they had seen
in the east
, went
on before
them until
it came
and stood
over
the place where
the Child
was.
When they saw the star
, they rejoiced
exceedingly
with great
joy
.
After coming
into the house
they saw
the Child
with aMary
His mother
; and they 1fell
to the ground and bworshiped
Him. Then
, opening
their treasures
, they presented
to Him gifts
of gold
, frankincense
, and myrrh
.
And having been awarned by God bin a dream
not to return
to Herod
, the magi left
for their own country
by another
way
.
Now when they had gone
, behold
, an aangel
of the Lord
* bappeared
to Joseph
in a dream
and said
, "Get
up! Take
the Child
and His mother
and flee
to Egypt
, and remain
there
until
I tell
you; for Herod
is going
to search
for the Child
to destroy
Him."
So 1Joseph got
up and took
the Child
and His mother
while it was still night
, and left
for Egypt
.
He 1remained there
until
the death
of Herod
. This was to fulfill
what
had been spoken
by the Lord
through
the prophet
: " aOUT OF EGYPT
I CALLED
bMY SON
."
Then when Herod
saw
that he had been tricked
by athe magi
, he became very
enraged
, and sent
and bslew
all
the male
children
who were in Bethlehem
and all
its vicinity
, from two
years
old
and under
, according
to the time
which
he had determined
from the magi
.
Then what
had been spoken
through
Jeremiah
the prophet
was fulfilled
:
" aA VOICE WAS HEARD
IN RAMAH
, WEEPING
AND GREAT
MOURNING
, RACHEL
WEEPING
FOR HER CHILDREN
; AND SHE REFUSED
TO BE COMFORTED
, BECAUSE
THEY WERE NO
MORE."
But when Herod died
, behold
, an angel
of the Lord
* aappeared
in a dream
to Joseph
in Egypt
, and said
,
"Get up, take
the Child
and His mother
, and go
into the land
of Israel
; for those
who sought
the Child's
life
are dead
."
So 1Joseph got
up, took
the Child
and His mother
, and came
into the land
of Israel
.
But when he heard that Archelaus
was reigning
over Judea
in place
of his father
Herod
, he was afraid
to go
there
. Then
after being awarned
by God in a dream
, he left
for the regions
of Galilee
,
and came and lived
in a city
called
aNazareth
. This was to fulfill
what
was spoken
through
the prophets
: "He shall be called
a bNazarene
."