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Herod then arranged a secret meeting with the scholars from the East. Pretending to be as devout as they were, he got them to tell him exactly when the birth-announcement star appeared.
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Then Herod secretly summoned the wise men and asked them the exact time the star appeared.
Matthew 2:7 In-Context
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“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
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“ ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’ ”
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Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.
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He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”
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After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was.