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Matthew 2:6-16

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6 '1AND 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 2SHEPHERD MY PEOPLE ISRAEL.' "
7 Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them the exact time 3the star appeared.
8 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."
9 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.
10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.
11 After coming into the house they saw the Child with 4Mary His mother; and they fell to the ground and 5worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
12 And having been 6warned by God 7in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.

The Flight to Egypt

13 Now when they had gone, behold, an 8angel of the Lord 9appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Get up! 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."
14 So Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night, and left for Egypt.
15 He remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: "10OUT OF EGYPT I CALLED 11MY SON."

Herod Slaughters Babies

16 Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by 12the magi, he became very enraged, and sent and 13slew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi.
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Cross References 13

  • 1. Micah 5:2; John 7:42
  • 2. John 21:16
  • 3. Numbers 24:17
  • 4. Matthew 1:18; Matthew 12:46
  • 5. Matthew 14:33
  • 6. Matt 2:13, 19, 22; Luke 2:26; Acts 10:22; Hebrews 8:5; Hebrews 11:7
  • 7. Job 33:15, 16; Matthew 1:20
  • 8. Acts 5:19; Acts 10:7; Acts 12:7-11
  • 9. Matthew 2:12, 19
  • 10. Hosea 11:1; Numbers 24:8
  • 11. Exodus 4:22
  • 12. Matthew 2:1
  • 13. Isaiah 59:7

Footnotes 4

  • [a]. Lit "the time of the appearing star"
  • [b]. Lit "prostrated;" i.e. face down in a prone position to indicate worship
  • [c]. Lit "he"
  • [d]. Lit "was"
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