1
Now Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, behold magi from the east arrived at Jerusalem, saying,
2
Where is the king of the Jews that has been born? for we have seen his star in the east, and have come to do him homage.
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But Herod the king having heard [of it], was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;
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and, assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.
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And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written through the prophet:
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And *thou* Bethlehem, land of Juda, art in no wise the least among the governors of Juda; for out of thee shall go forth a leader who shall shepherd my people Israel.
[a].
Lit. 'begotten,' but used for 'born.' In ver. 2 it is the fact of being brought forth -- of course strictly of the mother. It was the actual fact of his being born or brought forth that the magi refer to.