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1 | Now
when Jesus was born in 1Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king,
behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
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2 | Saying, Where is he that is born 1King of
the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship
him.
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3 | When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. |
4 | And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. |
5 | And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, |
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thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of
Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall
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rule my people
Israel.
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7 | Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. |
8 | And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. |
9 | When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
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10 | When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. |
11 | And when they were come into the house, they saw
the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and
when they had opened their treasures, they
apresented unto him gifts; 1gold, and
frankincense and myrrh.
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And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. |
13 | And when they were departed, behold, the angel of
the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young
child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee
word: for Herod will seek the young child to 1destroy him.
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14 | When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
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15 | And was there until the death of Herod: that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, 1Out of
Egypt have I called my son.
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16 | Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
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17 | Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, |
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19 | But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, |
20 | Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life. |
21 | And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. |
22 | But when he heard that Archelaus
did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go
thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into
the parts of 1Galilee:
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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, 1He shall be called a Nazarene.
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a Or, offered - See Psalms 22:29,
72:10,
Isaiah 49:7
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"Nazarene" is from the Hebrew word "nezer" meaning "Branch", or "separated one".
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