Matthew 2
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Matthew 2:1-9

1NowδὲdeG1161after JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424wasbornγεννηθέντοςgennēthentosG1080in BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965of JudeaG2453in the daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250ofHerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264the kingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935,magiμάγοιmagoiG3097from the eastἀνατολῶνanatolōnG395arrivedπαρεγένοντοparegenontoG3854in JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,sayingG3004,
2“WhereποῦpouG4226is He who has been bornτεχθεὶςtechtheisG5088KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of the JewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453?For we sawG3708His starἀστέραasteraG792in the eastἀνατολῇanatolēaG395and have comeἤλθομενēlthomenG2064to worshipπροσκυνῆσαιproskunēsaiG4352Him.”
3When HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264the kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191this,he was troubledἐταράχθηetarachthēG5015,and allπᾶσαpasaG3956JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414with him.
4GatheringG4863togetherσυναγαγὼνsunagagōnG4863allπάνταςpantasG3956the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122of the peopleλαοῦlaouG2992,he inquiredἐπυνθάνετοepunthanetoG4441of them whereποῦpouG4226theMessiahχριστὸςchristosG5547was to be bornγεννᾶται.gennataiG1080.
5They saidG3004to him, “In BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965of JudeaG2453;for thisοὕτωςhoutōsG3779is whatG3704has been writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125by the prophetπροφήτου·prophētouG4396:
6‘And you, BethlehemβηθλέεμbēthleemG965,landγῆgēG1093of JudahG2455,Are by noG3760meansG3760leastἐλαχίστηelachistēG1646amongἐνenG1722the leadersG2233of JudahG2455;For out of you shall comeG1831forthἐξελεύσεταιexeleusetaiG1831a RulerG2233WhoὅστιςhostisG3748willshepherdποιμανεῖpoimaneiG4165My peopleλαόνlaonG2992IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.’”
7ThenΤότεToteG5119HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264secretlyλάθρᾳlathraG2977calledκαλέσαςkalesasG2564the magiμάγουςmagousG3097and determinedἠκρίβωσενēkribōsenG198from themthe exactG5550timeχρόνονchrononG5550the starἀστέρος,asterosG792appearedφαινομένουphainomenouG5316.
8And he sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992them to BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965and saidG3004, “GoπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198and searchἐξετάσατεexetasateG1833carefullyἀκριβῶςakribōsG199for the Childπαιδίου.paidiouG3813;and whenἐπὰνepanG1875you have foundεὕρητε,heurēteG2147Him,reportἀπαγγείλατέapangeilateG518to me, soὅπωςhopōsG3704that I tooG2532may comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064and worshipπροσκυνήσωproskunēsōG4352Him.”
9AfterδὲdeG1161hearingἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191the kingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935,they wentG4198their wayG4198;and the starἀστὴρastērG792,whichὃνhonG3739they had seenG3708in the eastἀνατολῇanatolēaG395,wentG4254on beforeG4254them untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193it cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064and stoodἐστάθηestathēG2476overἐπάνωepanōG1883the placewhereοὗhouG3757the Childπαιδίον.paidionG3813was.
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