Matthew
Chapter 2
1 The and Jesus being
born in Bethleem of the
2 Where is the new-born king
of the Jews? we saw for of him the star in the rising, and are come to do
homage of him.
3 Having heard and Herod
the king was alarmed, and all
4 and having called
together all the chief-priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them
where the Anointed should be born.
5 They and said to him:
In Bethleem of the
6 And thou Bethleem,
7 Then Herod privately
having called the wise-men, learned exactly from them the time of the appearing
a star,
8 and sending them into
Bethleem, he said: Passing on your way, exactly inquire about the infant; as
soon as and you have found, bring word to me, that I also going pay homage to
him.
9 They and having heard
the king departed. And lo, the star, which they saw in the rising, went before
them, till going it stood over where was the infant.
10 Seeing and the star,
they rejoiced a joy very great;
11 and being come into
the house, they saw the infant with Mary the mother of it, and falling down did
homage to it, and opening the treasuries of them, they offered to it gifts,
gold and frankincense and myrrh.
12 And being warned in a
dream not to return to Herod, by another way they withdrew into the country of
them.
13 Having withdrawn but
of the, lo, a messenger of a Lord appears in a dream to the Joseph, saying:
Arising take the infant and the mother of it, and flee into
14 He then arising took
the infant and the mother of it by night, and went into
15 and he was there till
the death of Herod; that might be fulfilled the word spoken by the Lord through
the prophet, saying: Out of Egypt I called the son of me.
16 Then Herod seeing that
he was mocked by the wise-men, was enraged much; and sending forth he slew all
the boys the in Bethleem and in all the borders of her, from two years and
under, according to the time which he exactly learnt from the wise-men.
17 Then was fulfilled the
word spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying:
18 A voice in Rama was
heard, lamentation and weeping and mourning great; Rachel bewailing the
children of her; and not is willing to be comforted because not they are.
19 Having died and of the
Herod, lo, a messenger of a Lord in a dream appears to the Joseph in
20 Arising take the
infant and the mother of it, and go thou into land
21 He and arising took
the infant and the mother of it, and came into land
22 Hearing and, that
Archelaus was reigning over the
23 And coming he dwelt
into a city named
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