| New American Standard Bible 1995 | NET Bible |
| 1Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, | 1After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, in the time of King Herod, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem |
| 2"Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him." | 2saying, "Where is the one who is born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him." |
| 3When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. | 3When King Herod heard this he was alarmed, and all Jerusalem with him. |
| 4Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born. | 4After assembling all the chief priests and experts in the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born. |
| 5They said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the prophet: | 5"In Bethlehem of Judea," they said, "for it is written this way by the prophet: |
| 6'AND YOU, BETHLEHEM, LAND OF JUDAH, ARE BY NO MEANS LEAST AMONG THE LEADERS OF JUDAH; FOR OUT OF YOU SHALL COME FORTH A RULER WHO WILL SHEPHERD MY PEOPLE ISRAEL.'" | 6And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are in no way least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.'" |
| 7Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them the exact time the star appeared. | 7Then Herod privately summoned the wise men and determined from them when the star had appeared. |
| 8And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come and worship Him." | 8He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and look carefully for the child. When you find him, inform me so that I can go and worship him as well." |
| 9After hearing the king, they went their way; and the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before them until it came and stood over the place where the Child was. | 9After listening to the king they left, and once again the star they saw when it rose led them until it stopped above the place where the child was. |
| 10When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. | 10When they saw the star they shouted joyfully. |
| 11After coming into the house they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell to the ground and worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. | 11As they came into the house and saw the child with Mary his mother, they bowed down and worshiped him. They opened their treasure boxes and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. |
| 12And having been warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way. | 12After being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back by another route to their own country. |
| 13Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him." | 13After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to look for the child to kill him." |
| 14So Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night, and left for Egypt. | 14Then he got up, took the child and his mother during the night, and went to Egypt. |
| 15He remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: "OUT OF EGYPT I CALLED MY SON." | 15He stayed there until Herod died. In this way what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet was fulfilled: "I called my Son out of Egypt." |
| 16Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent and slew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi. | 16When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men. |
| 17Then what had been spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: | 17Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: |
| 18"A VOICE WAS HEARD IN RAMAH, WEEPING AND GREAT MOURNING, RACHEL WEEPING FOR HER CHILDREN; AND SHE REFUSED TO BE COMFORTED, BECAUSE THEY WERE NO MORE." | 18"A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud wailing, Rachel weeping for her children, and she did not want to be comforted, because they were gone." |
| 19But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said, | 19After Herod had died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt |
| 20"Get up, take the Child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel; for those who sought the Child's life are dead." | 20saying, "Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child's life are dead." |
| 21So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel. | 21So he got up and took the child and his mother and returned to the land of Israel. |
| 22But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Then after being warned by God in a dream, he left for the regions of Galilee, | 22But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. After being warned in a dream, he went to the regions of Galilee. |
| 23and came and lived in a city called Nazareth. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets: "He shall be called a Nazarene." | 23He came to a town called Nazareth and lived there. Then what had been spoken by the prophets was fulfilled, that Jesus would be called a Nazarene. |
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