Matthew 2

(Micah 5:1–6)

1AfterG1161 JesusG2424 was bornG1080 inG1722 BethlehemG965 in JudeaG2449, duringG1722 the timeG2250 of KingG935 HerodG2264, MagiG3097 fromG575 the eastG395 arrivedG3854 inG1519 JerusalemG2414, 2askingG3004, “WhereG4226 isG1510 theG3588 One who has been bornG5088 KingG935 of theG3588 JewsG2453? We sawG3708 HisG846 starG792 inG1722 theG3588 eastG3951 andG2532 have comeG2064 to worshipG4352 HimG846.”

3WhenG1161 KingG935 HerodG2264 heardG191 this, he was disturbedG5015, andG2532 allG3956 JerusalemG2414 withG3326 himG846. 4AndG2532 when he had assembledG4863 allG3956 theG3588 chief priestsG749 andG2532 scribesG1122 of theG3588 peopleG2992, he askedG4441G3844 themG846 whereG4226 theG3588 ChristG5547 was to be bornG1080.

5“InG1722 BethlehemG965 in JudeaG2449,” they repliedG2036G846, “forG1063 this is whatG3779 theG3588 prophetG4396 has writtenG1125:

7ThenG5119 HerodG2264 calledG2564 theG3588 MagiG3097 secretlyG2977 and learnedG198 fromG3844 themG846 theG3588 exact timeG5550 theG3588 starG792 had appearedG5316. 8AndG2532 sendingG3992 themG846 toG1519 BethlehemG965, he saidG2036: “GoG4198 and searchG1833 carefullyG199 forG4012 theG3588 ChildG3813, andG1161 whenG1875 you findG2147 Him, reportG518 to meG1473, so thatG3704 I tooG2504 may goG2064 and worshipG4352 HimG846.”

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AfterG1161 they had heardG191 theG3588 kingG935, they went on their wayG4198, andG2532 theG3588 starG792 they had seenG3708 inG1722 theG3588 eastG395 went ahead ofG4254 themG846 untilG2193 it stoodG2064G2476 overG1883 the place whereG3757 theG3588 ChildG3813 wasG1510. 10WhenG1161 they sawG3708 theG3588 starG792, they rejoicedG5463 with great delightG4970G3173G5479. 11On comingG2064 toG1519 theG3588 houseG3614, they sawG3708 theG3588 ChildG3813 withG3326 HisG846 motherG3384 MaryG3137, andG2532 they fell downG4098 and worshipedG4352 HimG846. ThenG2532 they openedG455 theirG846 treasuresG2344 and presentedG4374 HimG846 with giftsG1435 of goldG5557 andG2532 frankincenseG3030 andG2532 myrrhG4666.

12AndG2532 having been warnedG5537 inG2596 a dreamG3677 notG3361 to returnG344 toG4314 HerodG2264, they withdrewG402 toG1519 theirG846 countryG5561 byG1223 anotherG243 routeG3598.

The Flight to Egypt

(Hosea 11:1–7)

13WhenG1161 the Magi had goneG402, an angelG32 of the LordG2962 appearedG5316 to JosephG2501 inG2596 a dreamG3677. “Get upG1453!” he saidG3004. “TakeG3880 theG3588 ChildG3813 andG2532 HisG846 motherG3384 andG2532 fleeG5343 toG1519 EgyptG125. StayG1510 thereG1563 untilG2193 I tellG2036 youG4771, forG1063 HerodG2264 is goingG3195 to search forG2212 theG3588 ChildG3813 to killG622 HimG846.”

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SoG1161 he got upG1453, tookG3880 theG3588 ChildG3813 andG2532 HisG846 motherG3384 by nightG3571, andG2532 withdrewG402 toG1519 EgyptG125, 15whereG1563 he stayedG1510 untilG2193 theG3588 deathG5054 of HerodG2264. ThisG2443 fulfilledG4137 whatG3588 the LordG2962 had spokenG2046 throughG1223 theG3588 prophetG4396: “OutG1537 of EgyptG125 I calledG2564 MyG1473 SonG5207.”3

Weeping and Great Mourning

(Jeremiah 31:1–25)

16WhenG5119 HerodG2264 sawG3708 thatG3754 he had been outwittedG1702 byG5259 theG3588 MagiG3097, he was filled with rageG3029G2373. Sending ordersG649, he put to deathG337 allG3956 theG3588 boysG3816 inG1722 BethlehemG965 andG2532G1722G3956 itsG846 vicinityG3725 who were two years oldG1332 andG2532 underG2736, according toG2596 theG3588 timeG5550 he had learnedG198 fromG3844 theG3588 MagiG3097. 17ThenG5119 what wasG3588 spokenG2046 throughG1223 theG3588 prophetG4396 JeremiahG2408 was fulfilledG4137:

The Return to Nazareth

(Luke 2:39–40)

19AfterG1161 HerodG2264 diedG5053, an angelG32 of the LordG2962 appearedG5316 inG2596 a dreamG3677 toG3588 JosephG2501 inG1722 EgyptG125. 20“Get upG1453!” he saidG3004. “TakeG3880 theG3588 ChildG3813 andG2532 HisG846 motherG3384 andG2532 goG4198 toG1519 the landG1093 of IsraelG2474, forG1063 thoseG3588 seekingG2212 theG3588 Child’sG3588G3813 lifeG5590 are now deadG2348.”

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SoG1161 Joseph got upG1453, tookG3880 theG3588 ChildG3813 andG2532 HisG846 motherG3384, andG2532 wentG1525 toG1519 the landG1093 of IsraelG2474. 22ButG1161 when he learnedG191 thatG3754 ArchelausG745 was reigning inG936 JudeaG2449 in place ofG473 hisG846 fatherG3962 HerodG2264, he was afraidG5399 to goG565 thereG1563. AndG1161 having been warnedG5537 inG2596 a dreamG3677, he withdrewG402 toG1519 theG3588 districtG3313 of GalileeG1056, 23andG2532 he wentG2064 and livedG2730 inG1519 a townG4172 calledG3004 NazarethG3478. SoG3704 was fulfilledG4137 whatG3588 was spokenG2046 throughG1223 theG3588 prophetsG4396: “He will be calledG2564 a NazareneG3480.”