2:1 Now
after
Jesus
was
born
in
Bethlehem
of
Judea
in
the
days
of
Herod
the
king,
behold,
wise
men
from
the
east
came
to
Jerusalem,
2:2 saying,
"Where
is
he
who
has
been
born
king
of
the
Jews
For
we
saw
his
star
when
it
rose
and
have
come
to
worship
him."
2:3 When
Herod
the
king
heard
this,
he
was
troubled,
and
all
Jerusalem
with
him;
2:4 and
assembling
all
the
chief
priests
and
scribes
of
the
people,
he
inquired
of
them
where
the
Christ
was
to
be
born.
2:5 They
told
him,
"In
Bethlehem
of
Judea,
for
so
it
is
written
by
the
prophet:
2:6 "'And
you,
O
Bethlehem,
in
the
land
of
Judah,
are
by
no
means
least
among
the
rulers
of
Judah;
for
from
you
shall
come
a
ruler
who
will
shepherd
my
people
Israel.'"
2:7 Then
Herod
summoned
the
wise
men
secretly
and
ascertained
from
them
what
time
the
star
had
appeared.
2:8 And
he
sent
them
to
Bethlehem,
saying,
"Go
and
search
diligently
for
the
child,
and
when
you
have
found
him,
bring
me
word,
that
I
too
may
come
and
worship
him."
2:9 After
listening
to
the
king,
they
went
on
their
way.
And
behold,
the
star
that
they
had
seen
when
it
rose
went
before
them
until
it
came
to
rest
over
the
place
where
the
child
was.
2:10 When
they
saw
the
star,
they
rejoiced
exceedingly
with
great
joy.
2:11 And
going
into
the
house
they
saw
the
child
with
Mary
his
mother,
and
they
fell
down
and
worshiped
him.
Then,
opening
their
treasures,
they
offered
him
gifts,
gold
and
frankincense
and
myrrh.
2:12 And
being
warned
in
a
dream
not
to
return
to
Herod,
they
departed
to
their
own
country
by
another
way.
2:13 Now
when
they
had
departed,
behold,
an
angel
of
the
Lord
appeared
to
Joseph
in
a
dream
and
said,
"Rise,
take
the
child
and
his
mother,
and
flee
to
Egypt,
and
remain
there
until
I
tell
you,
for
Herod
is
about
to
search
for
the
child,
to
destroy
him."
2:14 And
he
rose
and
took
the
child
and
his
mother
by
night
and
departed
to
Egypt
2:15 and
remained
there
until
the
death
of
Herod.
This
was
to
fulfill
what
the
Lord
had
spoken
by
the
prophet,
"Out
of
Egypt
I
called
my
son."
2:16 Then
Herod,
when
he
saw
that
he
had
been
tricked
by
the
wise
men,
became
furious,
and
he
sent
and
killed
all
the
male
children
in
Bethlehem
and
in
all
that
region
who
were
two
years
old
or
under,
according
to
the
time
that
he
had
ascertained
from
the
wise
men.
2:17 Then
was
fulfilled
what
was
spoken
by
the
prophet
Jeremiah:
2:18 "A
voice
was
heard
in
Ramah,
weeping
and
loud
lamentation,
Rachel
weeping
for
her
children;
she
refused
to
be
comforted,
because
they
are
no
more."
2:19 But
when
Herod
died,
behold,
an
angel
of
the
Lord
appeared
in
a
dream
to
Joseph
in
Egypt,
2:20 saying,
"Rise,
take
the
child
and
his
mother
and
go
to
the
land
of
Israel,
for
those
who
sought
the
child's
life
are
dead."
2:21 And
he
rose
and
took
the
child
and
his
mother
and
went
to
the
land
of
Israel.
2:22 But
when
he
heard
that
Archelaus
was
reigning
over
Judea
in
place
of
his
father
Herod,
he
was
afraid
to
go
there,
and
being
warned
in
a
dream
he
withdrew
to
the
district
of
Galilee.
2:23 And
he
went
and
lived
in
a
city
called
Nazareth,
that
what
was
spoken
by
the
prophets
might
be
fulfilled:
"He
shall
be
called
a
Nazarene."