Matthew 2:4–12
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4and after* calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired from them where the Christ was to be born. 5So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet,
6‘And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah,
for from you will go out a ruler
who will shepherd my people Israel.’ ”b
7Then Herod secretly summoned the wise men and* determined precisely from them the time when* the star appeared. 8And he sent them to Bethlehem and* said, “Go, inquire carefully concerning the child, and when you have found him, report to me so that I also may come and* worship him.” 9After* they listened to the king, they went out, and behold, the star which they had seen at its risingc led them until it came and* stood above the place where the child was. 10Now when they* saw the star, they rejoiced with very great joy. 11And when they* came into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and* worshiped him. And opening their treasure boxes, they offered him gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh. 12And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their own country by another route.
Footnotes
- *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“calling together”) which is understood as temporal
- bA quotation from Mic 5:2
- *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“summoned”) has been translated as a finite verb
- *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“appeared”)
- *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“sent”) has been translated as a finite verb
- *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“may come”) has been translated as a finite verb
- *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“listened to”) which is understood as temporal
- cOr, “when it rose”; traditionally rendered “in the east” by many English versions
- *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came”) has been translated as a finite verb
- *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
- *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal
- *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“fell down”) has been translated as a finite verb
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