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 2:1 ¶ Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

 2:1 ¶ Nowº when Jesusº was bornºº inº Bethlehemº of Judaeaº inº the daysº of Herodº theº king,º behold,ºº there cameºº wise menº fromº the eastº toº Jerusalem,º

 2:2 Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

 2:2 Saying,ºº Whereº isºº he that is bornºº Kingº of theº Jews?º forº we have seenºº hisº starº inº theº east,º andº are comeºº to worshipºº him.º

 2:3 And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

 2:3 Whenº Herodº theº kingº had heardºº [these things], he was troubled,ºº andº allº Jerusalemº withº him.º

 2:4 And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.

 2:4 Andº when he had gatheredºº allº theº chief priestsº andº scribesº of theº peopleº together,ºº he demandedºº ofº themº whereº Christº should be born.ºº

 2:5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written through the prophet,

 2:5 Andº theyº saidºº unto him,º Inº Bethlehemº of Judaea:º forº thusº it is writtenºº byº theº prophet,º

 2:6 And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, Art in no wise least among the princes of Judah: For out of thee shall come forth a governor, Who shall be shepherd of my people Israel.

 2:6 Andº thouº Bethlehem,º [in] the landº of Juda,º artºº notº the leastº amongº theº princesº of Juda:º forº outº ofº theeº shall comeºº a Governor,ºº thatº shall ruleºº myº peopleº Israel.º

 2:7 Then Herod privily called the Wise-men, and learned of them exactly what time the star appeared.

 2:7 Thenº Herod,º when he had privilyº calledºº theº wise men,º enquiredºº ofº themº diligentlyºººº what timeº theº starº appeared.ºº

 2:8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search out exactly concerning the young child; and when ye have found [him], bring me word, that I also may come and worship him.

 2:8 Andº he sentºº themº toº Bethlehem,º and said,ºº Goºº and searchºº diligentlyº forº theº young child;º andº whenº ye have foundºº [him], bringºº meº word again,ººº thatº Iº may comeºº and worshipºº himº also.º

 2:9 And they, having heard the king, went their way; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

 2:9 Whenº theyº had heardºº theº king,º they departed;ºº and,º lo,ºº theº star,º whichº they sawºº inº theº east,º went beforeºº them,º tillº it cameºº and stoodºº overº whereº theº young childº was.ºº

 2:10 And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

 2:10 Whenº they sawºº theº star,º they rejoicedºº with exceedingº greatº joy.º

 2:11 ¶ And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they fell down and worshipped him; and opening their treasures they offered unto him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.

 2:11 ¶ Andº when they were comeºº intoº theº house,º they sawºººº theº young childº withº Maryº hisº mother,º andº fell down,ºº and worshippedºº him:º andº when they had openedºº theirºº treasures,º they presentedºº unto himº gifts;º gold,º andº frankincense,º andº myrrh.º

 2:12 And being warned [of God] in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

 2:12 Andº being warned of Godºº inº a dreamº that they shouldºº notº returnºº toº Herod,º they departedºº intoº their ownºº countryº anotherºººº way.º

 2:13 Now when they were departed, behold, an 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 tell thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

 2:13 Andº when theyº were departed,ºº behold,ºº the angelº of the Lordº appearethºº to Josephº inº a dream,º saying,ºº Arise,ºº and takeºº theº young childº andº hisº mother,º andº fleeºº intoº Egypt,º andº beº thouºº thereº untilºº Iº bringºº theeº word:ººº forº Herodº willºº seekºº theº young childº to destroyºº him.º

 2:14 And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt;

 2:14 Whenº heº arose,ºº he tookºº theº young childº andº hisº motherº by night,º andº departedºº intoº Egypt:º

 2:15 and was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt did I call my son.

 2:15 Andº wasºº thereº untilº theº deathº of Herod:º thatº it might be fulfilledºº whichº was spokenºº ofº theº Lordº byº theº prophet,º saying,ºº Outº ofº Egyptº have I calledºº myº son.º

 2:16 ¶ Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the Wise-men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned of the Wise-men.

 2:16 ¶ Thenº Herod,º when he sawºº thatº he was mockedºº ofº theº wise men,º was exceedingº wroth,ººº andº sent forth,ºº andº slewºº allº theº childrenº thatº were inº Bethlehem,º andº inº allº theº coastsº thereof,º fromº two years oldº andº under,º accordingº to theº timeº whichº he had diligently enquiredºº ofº theº wise men.º

 2:17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

 2:17 Thenº was fulfilledºº that whichº was spokenºº byº Jeremyº theº prophet,º saying,ºº

 2:18 A voice was heard in Ramah, Weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; And she would not be comforted, because they are not.

 2:18 Inº Ramaº was thereºº a voiceº heard,ºº lamentation,º andº weeping,º andº greatº mourning,º Rachelº weepingºº [for] herºº children,º andº wouldºº notº be comforted,ºº becauseº they areºº not.º

 2:19 ¶ But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,

 2:19 ¶ Butº when Herodº was dead,ºº behold,ºº an angelº of the Lordº appearethºº inº a dreamº to Josephº inº Egypt,º

 2:20 Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead that sought the young child's life.

 2:20 Saying,ºº Arise,ºº and takeºº theº young childº andº hisº mother,º andº goºº intoº the landº of Israel:º forº they are deadºº whichº soughtºº theº young child'sº life.º

 2:21 And he arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

 2:21 Andº heº arose,ºº and tookºº theº young childº andº hisº mother,º andº cameºº intoº the landº of Israel.º

 2:22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned [of God] in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee,

 2:22 Butº when he heardºº thatº Archelausº did reignºº inº Judaeaº in the roomº of hisº fatherº Herod,º he was afraidºº to goºº thither:º notwithstanding,º being warned of Godºº inº a dream,º he turned asideºº intoº theº partsº of Galilee:º

 2:23 and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, that he should be called a Nazarene.

 2:23 Andº he cameºº and dweltºº inº a cityº calledºº Nazareth:º thatº it might be fulfilledºº whichº was spokenºº byº theº prophets,ºº He shall be calledºº a Nazarene.º