New Testament · Gospels and Acts
Matthew chapter 2
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After Jesus was born in in during the reign of , arrived in Jerusalem from the east.“Where is the newborn ?” they asked. “We saw rise in the east, and we’ve come to .”When King Herod heard this, it — and with him.He called together all the and of the people and demanded to know where was supposed to be born.“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they told him. “Here’s what wrote:‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah — you are definitely not the least important among Judah’s leaders. Because out of you will come a who will be the of my people Israel.’”Then Herod called the in and found out from them exactly when the star had appeared.He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go for the child. When you find him, report back to me so I can go too.”After listening to the king, they set out. And there it was — the star they had seen rising until it the place where the child was.When they saw the star had stopped, they were .They went into and saw the child with his mother Mary. They . Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts — , , and .Then, not to go back to Herod, they went home by a different route.After they left, an appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said. “Take the child and his mother and escape to . Stay there until I tell you, because Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”So Joseph got up , took the child and his mother, and left for Egypt.He stayed there until Herod died. This what God had spoken through the prophet: “.”When Herod realized the star-scholars had , he was . He ordered the in Bethlehem and all the surrounding area, based on the timing he had gotten from the star-scholars.This is what was spoken through the prophet :“A voice was heard in — weeping and . crying for her children, refusing to be comforted, because they are gone.”, an angel of God appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.“Get up,” the angel said. “Take the child and his mother and go back to . .”So Joseph , took the child and his mother, and went back to the land of Israel.But when he heard that was ruling Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. After being , he withdrew to the region of .He settled in a town called . This what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a .”