Matthew 2:4–12

⁴So he assembled all the chief priests and scribes ⁿof the people and asked them where the Messiah would be born.

⁵“In Bethlehem of Judea,” they told him, “because this is what was written by the prophet:

⁶And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,

are by no means least among the leaders of Judah:

because out of you will come a leader

who will shepherd My people Israel.” ^op

⁷Then Herod secretly summoned the wise men and asked them the exact time the star appeared. ⁸He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. When you find Him, report back to me so that I too can go and worship Him.” ^qr

⁹After hearing the king, they went on their way. And there it was—the star they had seen in the east! ^sIt led them until it came and stopped above the place where the child was. ¹⁰When they saw the star, they were overjoyed beyond measure. ¹¹Entering the house, they saw the child with Mary His mother, and falling to their knees, they worshiped Him. ^tThen they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. ^u12And being warned ^vin a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their own country by another route.