Matthew 2:1
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Matt 2:1
Matt 2:2
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"Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him."
Matt 2:4
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Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born.
Matt 2:5
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They said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the prophet:
Matt 2:6
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`AND YOU, BETHLEHEM, LAND OF JUDAH, ARE BY NO MEANS LEAST AMONG THE LEADERS OF JUDAH; FOR OUT OF YOU SHALL COME FORTH A RULER WHO WILL SHEPHERD MY PEOPLE ISRAEL."'
Matt 2:7
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Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them the exact time the star appeared.
Matt 2:8
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And 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."
Matt 2:9
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After hearing the king, they went their way; and the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before them until it came and stood over {the place} where the Child was.
Matt 2:10
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When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.
Matt 2:11
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After coming into the house they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell to the ground and worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
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