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The Visit of the Magi

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,

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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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“Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”

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

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

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Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born.

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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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They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the prophet:

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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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‘AND 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 SHEPHERD MY PEOPLE ISRAEL.’”

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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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Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them the exact time the star appeared.

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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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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.”

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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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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.

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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 saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.

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

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After coming into the house they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell to the ground and worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

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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 having been warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.

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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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The Flight to Egypt

Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared 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.”

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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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So Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night, and left for Egypt.

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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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He remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: “OUT OF EGYPT I CALLED MY SON.”

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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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Herod Slaughters Babies

Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent and slew 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.

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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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Then what had been spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:

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

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“A 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.”

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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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But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said,

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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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“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.”

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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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So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel.

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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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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 warned by God in a dream, he left for the regions of Galilee,

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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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and came and lived in a city called Nazareth. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets: “He shall be called a Nazarene.”

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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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