'Now2after4Jesus3was born4in5Bethlehem6of Judea8in9the days10of Herod11the12king,13behold,14wise men15from16the east17came18to19Jerusalem,20 saying,1“Where2is3he4who has been born5king6of the7Jews?8For10we saw9his11star13when it rose16and17have come18to worship19him.”20 When1Herod5the3king4heard1this,he was troubled,6and7all8Jerusalem9with10him;11 and1assembling2all3the4chief priests5and6scribes7of the8people,9he inquired10of11them12where13the14Christ15was to be born.16 They1told3him,4“In5Bethlehem6of Judea,8for10so9it is written11by12the13prophet:14 ‘And1you,2O4Bethlehem,3inthe land4of Judah,5are8by no means6least7among9the10rulers11of Judah;12for15from13you14shall come16a ruler17who18will shepherd19my22people21Israel.’”24 Then1Herod2summoned4the5wise men6secretly3andascertained7from8them9whattime11the12star14had appeared.13 And1he sent2them3to4Bethlehem,5saying,6“Go7andsearch8diligently9for10the11child,12and14when13you have found15him,bring16me17word,16that18I too19may come20andworship21him.”22 After listening3to the4king,5they went on their way.6And7behold,8the9star10that11they had seen12when it rose15went16before16them17until18it came19torest20over21the placewhere22the24child25was.23 When they saw1the3star,4they rejoiced5exceedingly8with great7joy.6 And1going2into3the4house5they saw6the7child8with9Mary10his13mother,12and14they fell down15andworshiped16him.17Then,18opening19their22treasures,21they offered23him24gifts,25gold26and27frankincense28and29myrrh.30 And1being warned2in3a dream4not5to return6to7Herod,8they departed12to13their own16country15by9another10way.11 Now2whenthey3had departed,1behold,4an angel5of the Lord6appeared7to Joseph11in8a dream9andsaid,12“Rise,13take14the15child16and17his20mother,19and21flee22to23Egypt,24and25remain26there27until28I tell30you,31for33Herod34is about32to search35for the36child,37to destroy39him.”40 And2he1rose3andtook4the5child6and7his10mother9by night11and12departed13to14Egypt15 and1remained2there3until4the5death6of Herod.7This was to fulfill9what10the Lord13had spoken11by14the15prophet,16“Out of18Egypt19I called20my23son.”22 Then1Herod,2when he saw3that4he had been tricked5by6the7wise men,8became furious,910and11he sent12andkilled13all14the15male children16in18Bethlehem19and20in21all22that25region24who weretwo years old27or28under,29according to30the31time32that33he had ascertained34from35the36wise men.37 Then1was fulfilled2what was spoken34by5the7prophet8Jeremiah:6 “A voice1was heard4in2Ramah,3weeping5and6loud8lamentation,7Rachel9weeping for10her13children;12she refused1516to be comforted,17because18they are20no more.”19 But2when1Herod4died,1behold,5an angel6of the Lord7appeared8in9a dream10to Joseph1112in13Egypt,14 saying,1“Rise,2take3the4child5and6his9mother8and10go11to12the land13of Israel,14for16those17who sought18the21child’s22life20are dead.”15 And2he1rose3andtook4the5child6and7his10mother9and11went12to13the land14of Israel.15 But2when he heard1that3Archelaus4was reigning over5Judea7in place of8his11father10Herod,12he was afraid13to go15there,14and17being warned16in18a dream19he withdrew20to21the22district23of Galilee.25 And1he went2andlived3in4a city5called6Nazareth,7so that8what was spoken1011by12the13prophets14might be fulfilled,9that15he would be called17a Nazarene.16