1Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

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Micah 5:2, Micah 5:2, John 7:42, John 7:42, Luke 2:4

2"Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him."

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Numbers 24:17, Numbers 24:17, Jeremiah 23:5, Jeremiah 23:5, Revelation 22:16

3And when King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

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Acts 17:6, Acts 17:7, John 11:47, John 11:48, Acts 17:6

4And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Messiah would be born.

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Matthew 21:23, Matthew 7:29, Acts 6:12, Acts 23:9, Matthew 21:23

5And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written through the prophet,

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John 7:42, John 7:42, Ruth 1:1, Ruth 1:1, 1 Samuel 16:1

6'And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the princes of Judah: for out of you shall come forth a ruler, who shall shepherd my people, Israel.'"

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Ezekiel 34:23, Ezekiel 34:25, Ezekiel 34:23, Ezekiel 34:25, Micah 5:2

7Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.

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Psalms 55:21, 1 Samuel 18:21, Psalms 55:21, 1 Samuel 18:21, Revelation 12:1

8And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, "Go and search diligently for the young child, and when you have found him, bring me word, so that I also may come and worship him."

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1 Corinthians 3:19, 1 Corinthians 3:20, 1 Corinthians 3:19, 1 Corinthians 3:20, Jeremiah 41:5

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

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Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:2, 2 Peter 1:19, 2 Peter 1:19, Psalms 25:12

10And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

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Psalms 105:3, Psalms 105:3, Luke 2:20, Luke 2:10, Luke 2:20

11And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

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Isaiah 60:6, Isaiah 60:6, Psalms 72:10, Psalms 72:10, Matthew 2:2

12Being warned in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they went back to their own country another way.

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Matthew 2:19, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 2:19, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 2:13

13Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him."

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Exodus 1:22, Acts 5:19, Acts 10:7, Matthew 2:12, Acts 12:11

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

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Acts 26:21, Matthew 2:20, Matthew 2:21, Acts 26:21, Matthew 2:20

15and 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 I called my son."

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Hosea 11:1, Hosea 11:1, Exodus 4:22, Exodus 4:22, Numbers 24:8

16Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men.

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Isaiah 59:7, Isaiah 59:7, Proverbs 28:15, Proverbs 28:15, Daniel 3:19

17Then that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying,

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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 no more."

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Jeremiah 31:15, Jeremiah 31:15, Jeremiah 9:17, Jeremiah 9:21, Jeremiah 9:17

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

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Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:20, Daniel 8:25, Daniel 8:25, Matthew 2:22

20"Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who sought the young child's life are dead."

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Exodus 4:19, Exodus 4:19, Matthew 2:13, 1 Kings 11:21, 1 Kings 11:40

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

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Hebrews 11:8, Genesis 6:22, Hebrews 11:8, Genesis 6:22

22But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. Being warned in a dream, he withdrew into the region of Galilee,

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Isaiah 48:17, Isaiah 48:18, Luke 2:39, Isaiah 48:17, Isaiah 48:18

23and came and lived in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, that he will be called a Nazorean.

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Judges 13:5, Judges 13:5, John 1:45, John 1:46, John 1:45