1After the birth of Jesus at Bethlehem in Judea, in the reign of King Herod, some astrologers from the East arrived in Jerusalem, asking:stylusMicah 5:2, Micah 5:2, John 7:42, John 7:42, Luke 2:42“Where is the newborn king of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him.”stylusNumbers 24:17, Numbers 24:17, Jeremiah 23:5, Jeremiah 23:5, Revelation 22:163When King Herod heard of this, he was much troubled, and so, too, was all Jerusalem.stylusActs 17:6, Acts 17:7, John 11:47, John 11:48, Acts 17:64He called together all the chief priests and teachers of the law in the nation, and questioned them as to where the Christ was to be born.stylusMatthew 21:23, Matthew 7:29, Acts 6:12, Acts 23:9, Matthew 21:235“At Bethlehem in Judea,” was their answer; “for it is said in the prophet —stylusJohn 7:42, John 7:42, Ruth 1:1, Ruth 1:1, 1 Samuel 16:16‘And you, Bethlehem in Judah’s land, are in no way least among the chief cities of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler — who will shepherd my people Israel.’”stylusEzekiel 34:23, Ezekiel 34:25, Ezekiel 34:23, Ezekiel 34:25, Micah 5:27Then Herod secretly sent for the astrologers, and found out from them the date of the appearance of the star;stylusPsalms 55:21, 1 Samuel 18:21, Psalms 55:21, 1 Samuel 18:21, Revelation 12:18and, sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and make careful inquiries about the child, and, as soon as you have found him, bring me word so that I, too, can go and worship him.”stylus1 Corinthians 3:19, 1 Corinthians 3:20, 1 Corinthians 3:19, 1 Corinthians 3:20, Jeremiah 41:59The astrologers heard what the king had to say, and then continued their journey. The star which they had seen in the east led them on, until it reached, and stood over, the place where the child was.stylusMatthew 2:2, Matthew 2:2, 2 Peter 1:19, 2 Peter 1:19, Psalms 25:1210At the sight of the star they were filled with joy.stylusPsalms 105:3, Psalms 105:3, Luke 2:20, Luke 2:10, Luke 2:2011Entering the house, they saw the child with his mother, Mary, and fell at his feet and worshipped him. Then they opened their treasure chests, and offered to the child presents of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.stylusIsaiah 60:6, Isaiah 60:6, Psalms 72:10, Psalms 72:10, Matthew 2:212But afterwards, having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their own country by another road.stylusMatthew 2:19, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 2:19, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 2:1313After they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, and said: “Get up, take the child and his mother, and seek refuge in Egypt; and stay there until I tell you to return, for Herod is about to search for the child, to put him to death.”stylusExodus 1:22, Acts 5:19, Acts 10:7, Matthew 2:12, Acts 12:1114Joseph woke up, and taking the child and his mother by night, went into Egypt,stylusActs 26:21, Matthew 2:20, Matthew 2:21, Acts 26:21, Matthew 2:2015and there he stayed until Herod’s death; in fulfillment of these words of the Lord in the prophet, where he says — ‘Out of Egypt I called my Son.’stylusHosea 11:1, Hosea 11:1, Exodus 4:22, Exodus 4:22, Numbers 24:816When Herod found out that the astrologers had tricked him, he flew into a rage. He sent and put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and the whole of that neighborhood, who were two years old or under, guided by the date which he had learned from the astrologers.stylusIsaiah 59:7, Isaiah 59:7, Proverbs 28:15, Proverbs 28:15, Daniel 3:1917Then were fulfilled these words spoken in the prophet Jeremiah, where he says —stylus18‘A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and mourning loudly; Rachel, weeping for her children, refusing all comfort for they were dead.’stylusJeremiah 31:15, Jeremiah 31:15, Jeremiah 9:17, Jeremiah 9:21, Jeremiah 9:1719But, on the death of Herod, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said:stylusMatthew 1:20, Matthew 1:20, Daniel 8:25, Daniel 8:25, Matthew 2:2220“Get up, take the child and his mother, and go into the Land of Israel, for those who sought to take the child’s life are dead.”stylusExodus 4:19, Exodus 4:19, Matthew 2:13, 1 Kings 11:21, 1 Kings 11:4021He woke up, and taking the child and his mother, went into the Land of Israel.stylusHebrews 11:8, Genesis 6:22, Hebrews 11:8, Genesis 6:2222But, hearing that Archelaus had succeeded his father Herod as king of Judea, he was afraid to go back there; and having been warned in a dream, he went into the part of the country called Galilee.stylusIsaiah 48:17, Isaiah 48:18, Luke 2:39, Isaiah 48:17, Isaiah 48:1823There he settled in the town of Nazareth, in fulfillment of these words in the prophets — ‘He will be called a Nazarene.’stylusJudges 13:5, Judges 13:5, John 1:45, John 1:46, John 1:45