Matthew 2:4–12

⁴and, assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born. ⁵And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written through the prophet: ⁶And 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. ⁷Then Herod, having secretly called the magi, inquired of them accurately the time of the star that was appearing; ⁸and 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.

⁹And 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. ¹⁰And when they saw the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. ¹¹And 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. ¹²And being divinely instructed in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.