1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, 1
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asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east [a] and have come to worship Him.”
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When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
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And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.
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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 be the shepherd of My people Israel.’ [b]”