⁴He called together all the chief priests and the experts in the Scriptures and tried to find out from them where the Messiah was supposed to be born.

⁵They told him, “In Bethlehem in Judea. The prophet wrote about this:

⁶Bethlehem in the land of Judah,

you are by no means least among the leaders of Judah.

A leader will come from you.

He will shepherd my people Israel.”

⁷Then Herod secretly called the wise men and found out from them exactly when the star had appeared. ⁸As he sent them to Bethlehem, he said, “Go and search carefully for the child. When you have found him, report to me so that I may go and worship him too.”

⁹After they had heard the king, they started out. The star they had seen rising led them until it stopped over the place where the child was. ¹⁰They were overwhelmed with joy to see the star. ¹¹When they entered the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary. So they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.^b

¹²God warned them in a dream not to go back to Herod. So they left for their country by another road.

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Matthew 2:10: When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.

Footnotes

b 2:11 Myrrh is a fragrant resin used for perfumes, embalming, and deodorizers.