Matthew 2:4–12

⁴and calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiahⁿ was to be born. ⁵They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it has been written by the prophet:^*

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

are by no means least among the rulers of Judah,

for from you shall come a ruler

who is to shepherd^o my people Israel.’ ”^*

⁷Then Herod secretly called for the magi^p and learned from them the exact time when the star had appeared. ⁸Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word so that I may also go and pay him homage.” ⁹When they had heard the king, they set out, and there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen in the east,^q until it stopped over the place where the child was. ¹⁰When they saw that the star had stopped,^r they were overwhelmed with joy. ¹¹On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.^{* 12}And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own country by another road.^*