Chapter 2
1 Now when Jesus/Yehoshua was born in Bethlehem in the territory of Judah in the days of Herod the king, wise men came from the east to Jerusalem.
2 Where is he who is born to be King of the Jews? They asked. We have seen his star in the east, and we have come to honor him.
3 When Herod the king heard what they said he was troubled, and all Jerusalem was unsettled along with him.
4 He gathered the chief priests and scribes of the people together and demanded of them where the Messiah should be born.
5 In Bethlehem in the territory of Judah, they said, for this is written by the prophet Micah:
6 “And you Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the princes of Judah: for out of you shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
7 Then Herod, when he had privately called the wise men, inquired of them carefully what time the star appeared.
8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when you have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and show him honor also.
9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with extremely great joy.
11 ¶And when they came into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down to honor him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
12 Then being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
13 When they had gone, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Get up, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word: for Herod will seek the young child to kill him.
14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
15 And was there until the death of Herod. This was done in order that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, Out of Egypt I have called my son.
16 ¶Then Herod, when he saw that he was ignored by the wise men, was extremely angry, and sent men who slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the nearby areas, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had carefully enquired of the wise men.
17 Through this was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
18 In Rama a voice was heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, who would not be comforted, because they are destroyed.
19 ¶But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
20 Saying, Get up, and take the young child and his mother, and go bact to the land of Israel: for they are dead who sought the young child's life.
21 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in the territory of Judah in the place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there: at the same time, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the area of Galilee:
23 And he came and stayed in a city called Nazareth. This happened in order that it might be fulfilled as spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
