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And◦ when Jesus was··born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold◦, there came▫ Magi* from the east into Jerusalem,
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saying, Where is He who is born King of the Jews? For◦ we have seen◦ His star in the east, and are come to worship Him.
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But◦ having heard, Herod the king was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
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And when he had gathered all the chief··priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of▵ them where Christ should be··born.
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And◦ they said◦ unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea; for◦ thus it is written by the prophet:
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And thou Bethlehem, of the land of Judah, art by··no··means the least among the governors of Judah, for◦ out··of thee shall come a Governor, who◦ shall shepherd My people Israel.*
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Then Herod, privately calling the Magi, precisely··inquired of▵ them at what time◦ the star appeared.
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And sending them to◦ Bethlehem, he said◦, Go and search◦ earnestly for▵ the little··Child; and◦ when▵ you have found Him, report to me, so··that I··also may come and worship Him.
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And◦ when they had heard the king they went out; and behold◦, the star which they saw◦ in the east went··before them, till it came and stood over where the little··Child was.
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And◦ having seen◦ the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly◦ great joy.
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And coming into the house, they found the little··Child with Mary His mother, and falling down they worshiped Him; and opening their treasures, they offered to Him gifts: gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
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And being··warned in▵ a dream not◦ to return◦ to Herod, they departed into their own country by another way.
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And◦ when they had departed, behold◦, the angel of the Lord appears in▵ a dream to Joseph, saying, Arise and take the little··Child and His mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there until I tell thee; for◦ Herod is··about to seek the little··Child to destroy Him.
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And◦ when he arose, he took the little··Child and His mother by night, and departed into Egypt,
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and was there until the death of Herod, that◦ it might be fulfilled which was declared by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out··of Egypt have I called My Son.*
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Then Herod, when he saw◦ that he was mocked by the Magi, was exceedingly wrathful, and sent··out and slew◦ all the boys who were in Bethlehem, and in all her borders, from two··years and under, according··to the time◦ which he had precisely··inquired of▵ the Magi.
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Then was fulfilled what was declared by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
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A voice was heard in Rama, lamentation, and weeping, and much howling, Rachel weeping for her children; and she was not willing to be comforted, because they are not.*
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And◦ when Herod was dead, behold◦, the angel of the Lord, in▵ a dream appears to Joseph in Egypt,
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saying, Arise, take the little··Child and His mother, and go to◦ the land of Israel; for◦ they are··dead who sought the soul of the little··Child.
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And◦ he arose, and took the little··Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel.
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And◦ hearing that Archelaus reigned in Judea instead··of his father Herod, he feared to go▵ thither; but◦ being··warned in a dream, he departed into the parts of Galilee.
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And coming, He dwelt in◦ a city called▵ Nazareth, so··that it might be fulfilled which was declared by the prophets, that He should be called a Nazarene.
