Matthew 2:1–13

The Visit of the Magi

¹Now after Jesus was ^aborn in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of ^bHerod the king, behold, ¹magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,

²“Where is He who has been born ^aKing of the Jews? For we saw ^bHis star in the east and have come to worship Him.”

³And when Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

⁴And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring of them where the ¹Christ was to be born.

⁵And they said to him, “^aIn Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written ¹by the prophet:

⁶‘^aAnd you, Bethlehem, land of Judah,

Are by no means least among the leaders of Judah;

For out of you shall come forth a Leader

Who will ^bshepherd My people Israel.’”

⁷Then Herod secretly called the magi and carefully determined from them ¹the time ^athe star appeared.

⁸And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come and worship Him.”

⁹Now after hearing the king, they went their way; and behold, the star, which they had seen in the east, was going on before them until it came and stood over the place where the Child was.

¹⁰And when they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.

¹¹And after coming into the house they saw the Child with ^aMary His mother; and they ¹fell to the ground and ^bworshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

¹²And having been ^awarned ^bin a dream not to return to Herod, the magi departed for their own country by another way.

The Flight to Egypt

¹³Now when they had departed, behold, an ^aangel of the ¹Lord ^*bappeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him.”