Matthew 2:1-23

Now after Jesus was born in

Bethlehem of Judea in the days of

Herod the king… (Matthew 2:1).

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Now after Jesus was born in Now after Jesus was born in

Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Bethlehem of Judea in the days of

Herod the king, behold, magi from Herod the king, behold, magi from

the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,

22 "Where is He who has been born "Where is He who has been born

King of the Jews? For we saw His King of the Jews? For we saw His

star in the east, and have come to star in the east, and have come to

worship Him." (Matthew 2:1-2).worship Him." (Matthew 2:1-2).

And when Herod the king

heard it, he was troubled, and all

Jerusalem with him. (Matthew 2:3)

4 And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he began to

inquire of them where the Christ was to be born. 5 And they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it has been written by the

prophet, 6 ‘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.’”

((Matthew 2:4-6)

Then Herod secretly called the magi, and ascertained from them the time the star appeared. (Matthew 2:7).

And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, “Go and make careful search for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, that I too may come and worship Him.” (Matthew 2:8).

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9 And having heard the king, they went their way; and lo, the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before them, until it came and stood over where the Child was. 10 And when they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy (Matthew 2:9-10).

And they came And they came into the house and into the house and saw the Child with saw the Child with Mary His mother; Mary His mother; and they fell down and they fell down and worshiped and worshiped Him; and opening Him; and opening their treasures their treasures they presented to they presented to Him gifts of gold Him gifts of gold and frankincense and frankincense and myrrh. and myrrh. (Matthew 2:11) (Matthew 2:11)

And having been And having been warned warned by God by God in in a dream not to a dream not to return to Herod, return to Herod, they departed for they departed for their own country their own country by another way. by another way. (Matthew 2:12)(Matthew 2:12)

Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise and take the Child and His mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him.” (Matthew 2:13)

And he arose and took the Child and His mother by night, and departed for Egypt; 15 and was there until the death of Herod, that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, “Out of Egypt did I call My Son.” (Matthew 2:14-15)

Then when Herod saw Then when Herod saw that he had been that he had been tricked by the magi, he tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, became very enraged, and sent and slew all and sent and slew all the male children who the male children who were in Bethlehem were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, and all its vicinity, from two years old from two years old and under, according and under, according to the time which he to the time which he had determined from had determined from the magi. (Matthew the magi. (Matthew 2:162:16).).

Matthew 2:17-18Matthew 2:17-18Then what had been spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:

18 “A voice was heard in Ramah,

Weeping and great mourning,

Rachel weeping for her children;

And she refused to be comforted, because they were no more.”

But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said,

20 “Get up, take the Child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel; for those who sought the Child's life are dead.” (Matthew 2:19-20).

So Joseph got So Joseph got up, took the up, took the

Child and His Child and His mother, and mother, and

came into the came into the land of Israel. land of Israel.

(Matthew 2:21)(Matthew 2:21)

But when he heard But when he heard that Archelaus was that Archelaus was

reigning over reigning over Judea in place of Judea in place of his father Herod, his father Herod,

he was afraid to go he was afraid to go there. Then after there. Then after being warned by being warned by

God in a dream, he God in a dream, he left for the regions left for the regions

of Galilee of Galilee (Matthew 2:22).(Matthew 2:22).

……and came and and came and lived in a city lived in a city

called Nazareth. called Nazareth. This was to fulfill This was to fulfill what was spoken what was spoken

through the through the prophets: “He prophets: “He

shall be called a shall be called a Nazarene.” Nazarene.”

(Matthew 2:23).(Matthew 2:23).