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Chapter 2 |
| 1 | Now when Jesus
was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there
came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, |
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2 | Saying, Where is he that is
born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to
worship him. |
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| When Herod the king had heard these things, he was
troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. |
| 4 | And when he had gathered all
the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where
Christ should be born. |
| 5 | And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of
Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, |
| 6 | And thou
Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda:
for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
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| 7 | Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them
diligently what time the star appeared. |
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8 | And he sent them to
Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye
have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him
also. |
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When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the
star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over
where the young child was. |
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10 | When they saw the star, they rejoiced
with exceeding great joy. |
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11 | And when they were come into the
house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and
worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto
him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh. |
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12 | And being warned of God
in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own
country another way. |
| 13 | And when they were departed, behold, the
angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the
young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I
bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. |
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When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed
into Egypt: |
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15 | And was there until the death of Herod: that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of
Egypt have I called my son. |
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16 | Then Herod, when he saw that he was
mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the
children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years
old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the
wise men. |
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| Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the
prophet, saying, |
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18 | In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and
weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be
comforted, because they are not. |
| 19 | But when Herod was dead,
behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
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| 20 | Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the
land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.
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| 21 | And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the
land of Israel. |
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22 | But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in
Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither:
notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts
of Galilee: |
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23 | And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth:
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called
a Nazarene. |
