Matthew 2:4–12

⁴And when he had gathered all ^ethe chief priests and ^fscribes of the people together, ^ghe inquired of 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‘But ^hyou, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,

Are not the least among the rulers of Judah;

For out of you shall come a Ruler

ⁱWho will shepherd My people Israel.’ ”

⁷Then Herod, when he had secretly called the ²wise men, determined from them what time the ^jstar appeared. ⁸And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the young Child, and when you have found Him, bring back word to me, that I may come and worship Him also.”

⁹When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was. ¹⁰When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. ¹¹And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, ^kthey presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

¹²Then, being divinely warned ^lin a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed for their own country another way.