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Matthew 2:1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Matthew 2:1 NIV

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem

Matthew 2:3 NIV

When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.

Matthew 2:4 NIV

When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born.

Matthew 2:5 NIV

“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written

Matthew 2:6 NIV

“ ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’”

Matthew 2:7 NIV

Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.

Matthew 2:8 NIV

He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”

Matthew 2:9 NIV

After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was.

Matthew 2:10 NIV

When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.

Matthew 2:11 NIV

On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

Matthew 2:12 NIV

And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.