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Matthew 2:1-9

1NowδὲdeG1161whenJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424wasbornG1080inBethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965ofJudæainthedaysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250ofHerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264thekingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, Wise-menfromtheeastἀνατολῶνanatolōnG395cameG3854toJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414, saying,
2WhereποῦpouG4226isG1510hethatisG1510bornG5088KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935oftheJewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453?forwesawG3708hisstarἀστέραasteraG792intheeastἀνατολῇanatolēaG395,andareG1510comeἤλθομενēlthomenG2064toworshipπροσκυνῆσαιproskunēsaiG4352him.
3AndwhenHerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264thekingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935heardG191it,hewastroubledἐταράχθηetarachthēG5015,andallJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414withhim.
4AndgatheringG4863togetherσυναγαγὼνsunagagōnG4863allthechiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749andscribesG1122ofthepeopleλαοῦlaouG2992,heinquiredG4441ofthemwhereποῦpouG4226theChristχριστὸςchristosG5547shouldbebornG1080.
5AndtheysaidG3004untohim,InBethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965ofJudæa:forthusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779itiswrittenG1125throughtheprophetπροφήτου·prophētouG4396,
6AndthouBethlehemβηθλέεμbēthleemG965,landγῆgēG1093ofJudahG2455, ArtinnowiseleastἐλαχίστηelachistēG1646amongtheprincesofJudahG2455:ForoutoftheeshallcomeG1831forthἐξελεύσεταιexeleusetaiG1831agovernorG2232,WhoshallbeG1510shepherdποιμανεῖpoimaneiG4165ofmypeopleλαόνlaonG2992IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.
7ThenΤότεToteG5119HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264privilycalledκαλέσαςkalesasG2564theWise-men,andlearnedofthemexactlywhattimeχρόνονchrononG5550thestarἀστέρος,asterosG792appearedφαινομένουphainomenouG5316.
8AndhesentG3992themtoBethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965,andsaidG3004,GoG4198andsearchoutexactlyconcerningG4012theyoungchildπαιδίου.paidiouG3813;andwhenyehavefoundG2147him,bringmewordἀπαγγείλατέapangeilateG518,thatIalsoG2532maycomeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andworshipπροσκυνήσωproskunēsōG4352him.
9Andthey, havingheardG191thekingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935,wenttheirway;andlo,thestarἀστὴρastērG792,whichtheysawG3708intheeastἀνατολῇanatolēaG395,wentbeforethem, tillitcameG2064andstoodG2476overwhereοὗhouG3757theyoungchildπαιδίον.paidionG3813wasG1510.
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