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Matthew 2


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After - Jesus was born in Bethlehem - in Jude -a , during (the) time - of King Herod , - Magi from (the) east arrived in Jerusalem ,

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asking , “ Where is the (One who) has been born King of the Jews ? - We saw His - star in the east and have come to worship Him. ”

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When - King Herod heard (this) , he was disturbed , and all Jerusalem with him.

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

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“ In Bethlehem - in Jude -a , ” - - they replied ... , “ for this is what - the prophet has written :

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‘ (But) you , Bethlehem , (in the) land of Judah , are by no means least among the rulers of Judah , for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd - of My people - Israel.’ ”

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Then Herod called the Magi secretly (and) learned from them the {exact} time the star had appeared.

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And sending them to Bethlehem , he said : “ Go (and) search carefully for the Child , and when you find (Him) , report to me , so that I too may go (and) worship Him. ”

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- After they had heard the king , they went on their way , and - the star - they had seen in the east went ahead of them until vvv it stood over the place where the Child was.

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When they saw the star , they rejoiced vvv vvv with great delight.

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(On) coming to the house , they saw the Child with - His mother Mary , and they fell down (and) worshiped Him. Then they opened - their treasures (and) presented Him with gifts (of) gold and frankincense and myrrh.

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And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod , they withdrew to - their country by another route.

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When (the Magi) had gone , - an angel of (the) Lord appeared - to Joseph in a dream. “ Get up ! ” he said. “ Take the Child and - His mother and flee to Egypt. - Stay there until - I tell you , for Herod is going to search for the Child - to kill Him. ”

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- So he got up , took the Child and - His mother by night , and withdrew to Egypt ,

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- where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what - (the) Lord had spoken through the prophet - : “ Out of Egypt I called - My Son.”

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When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi , vvv he was filled with rage. - Sending orders , he put to death all the boys - in Bethlehem and ... ... - its vicinity (who were) two years old and under , according to the time - he had learned from the Magi.

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Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah - - was fulfilled :

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“ A voice is heard in Ramah , weeping and great mourning , Rachel weeping (for) - her children , and refusing ... to be comforted , because they are no more.”

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After - Herod died , - an angel of (the) Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.

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“ Get up ! ” he said. “ Take the Child and - His mother and go to (the) land of Israel , for those seeking the vvv Child’s life are now dead. ”

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- So (Joseph) got up , took the Child and - His mother , and went to (the) land of Israel.

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But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in - Jude -a in place of - his father Herod , he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream , he withdrew to the district - of Galilee ,

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and he went (and) lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets : - “ He will be called a Nazarene. ”