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The Pilgrimage of the Magi

Now Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, behold magi from the east arrived at Jerusalem, saying,

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Wise Men from the East

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, [a]wise men from the East came to Jerusalem,

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Where is the king of the Jews that has been born? for we have seen his star in the east, and have come to do him homage.

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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.”

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But Herod the king having heard [of it], was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;

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When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

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and, assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.

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And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.

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And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written through the prophet:

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So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet:

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And *thou* Bethlehem, land of Juda, art in no wise the least among the governors of Juda; for out of thee shall go forth a leader who shall shepherd my people Israel.

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‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
Are not the least among the rulers of Judah;
For out of you shall come a Ruler
Who will shepherd My people Israel.’ ”

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Then Herod, having secretly called the magi, inquired of them accurately the time of the star that was appearing;

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Then Herod, when he had secretly called the [b]wise men, determined from them what time the star appeared.

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and having sent them to Bethlehem, said, Go, search out accurately concerning the child, and when ye shall have found [him] bring me back word, so that *I* also may come and do him homage.

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And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the young Child, and when you have found Him, bring back word to me, that I may come and worship Him also.”

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And they having heard the king went their way; and lo, the star, which they had seen in the east, went before them until it came and stood over the place where the little child was.

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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.

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And when they saw the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

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When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

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And having come into the house they saw the little child with Mary his mother, and falling down did him homage. And having opened their treasures, they offered to him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

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And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

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And being divinely instructed in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

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Then, being divinely warned in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed for their own country another way.

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The Flight to Egypt

Now, they having departed, behold, an angel of [the] Lord appears in a dream to Joseph, saying, Arise, take to [thee] the little child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there until I shall tell thee; for Herod will seek the little child to destroy it.

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The Flight into Egypt

Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him.”

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And, having arisen, he took to [him] the little child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt.

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When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt,

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And he was there until the death of Herod, that that might be fulfilled which was spoken by [the] Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.

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and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”

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Herod Slaughters Infants

Then Herod, seeing that he had been mocked by the magi, was greatly enraged; and sent and slew all the boys which [were] in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time which he had accurately inquired from the magi.

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Massacre of the Innocents

Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men.

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Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremias the prophet, saying,

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Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying:

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A voice has been heard in Rama, weeping, and great lamentation: Rachel weeping [for] her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

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“A voice was heard in Ramah,
Lamentation, weeping, and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children,
Refusing to be comforted,
Because they are no more.”

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The Return to Nazareth

But Herod having died, behold, an angel of [the] Lord appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,

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The Home in Nazareth

Now when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

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Arise, take to [thee] the little child and its mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they who sought the life of the little child are dead.

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saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the young Child’s life are dead.”

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And he arose and took to [him] the little child and its mother, and came into the land of Israel;

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Then he arose, took the young Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel.

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but having heard that 'Archelaus reigns over Judaea, instead of Herod his father,' he was afraid to go there; and having been divinely instructed in a dream, he went away into the parts of Galilee,

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But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea instead of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned by God in a dream, he turned aside into the region of Galilee.

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and came and dwelt in a town called Nazareth; so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, He shall be called a Nazaraean.

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And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, “He shall be called a Nazarene.”

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