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Matthew 2

1Now when Yeshua was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, 2Where is he who has been born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and have come to bow down before him. 3And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah should be born. 5And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judæa: for thus it is written through the prophet, 6And you Bethlehem, land of Judah, Are by no means least among the princes of Judah: For out of you shall come forth a governor, Who shall be shepherd of my people Israel. 7Then Herod secretly called the Wise-men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared. 8And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search out exactly concerning the young child; and when you have found him, bring me word, that I also may come and bow down before him. 9And they, having heard the king, went their way; and look, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. 10And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. 11And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they fell down and bowed before him; and opening their treasures they offered to him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. 12And being warned by God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. 13Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. 14And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt; 15and 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 did I call my son. 16Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the Wise-men, was extremely angry, and sent forth, and killed all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned from the Wise-men. 17Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, 18A voice was heard in Ramah, Weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; And she would not be comforted, because they are not. 19But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, 20Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for those who sought the young child’s life are dead. 21And he arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. 22But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judæa in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there; and being warned by God in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee, 23and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, that he should be called a Nazarene.