⁴So Herod called together all the chief priests of the people. He also called the teachers of the law. He asked them where the Christ was going to be born.

⁵“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied. “This is what the prophet has written. He said,

⁶“ ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,

are certainly not the least important among the towns of Judah.

A ruler will come out of you.

He will be the shepherd of my people Israel.’ ”

⁷Then Herod called for the Wise Men secretly. He found out from them exactly when the star had appeared. ⁸He sent them to Bethlehem. He said, “Go! Make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, bring me a report. Then I can go and worship him too.”

⁹After the Wise Men had listened to the king, they went on their way. The star they had seen when they were in the east went ahead of them. It finally stopped over the place where the child was. ¹⁰When they saw the star, they were filled with joy.

¹¹The Wise Men went to the house. There they saw the child with his mother Mary. They bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures. They gave him gold, incense and myrrh.

¹²But God warned them in a dream not to go back to Herod. So they returned to their country on a different road.

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