| New International Version | NET Bible |
| 1After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem | 1After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, in the time of King Herod, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem |
| 2and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose 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 King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. | 3When King Herod heard this he was alarmed, and all Jerusalem with him. |
| 4When he had called together all the people's chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked 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. |
| 5"In Bethlehem in Judea," they replied, "for this is what the prophet has written: | 5"In Bethlehem of Judea," they said, "for it is written this way by the prophet: |
| 6"'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come 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 called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. | 7Then Herod privately summoned the wise men and determined from them when the star had appeared. |
| 8He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go 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 they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped 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 were overjoyed. | 10When they saw the star they shouted joyfully. |
| 11On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with 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 in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route. | 12After being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back by another route to their own country. |
| 13When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up," he said, "take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill 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 he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, | 14Then he got up, took the child and his mother during the night, and went to Egypt. |
| 15where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said 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." |
| 16When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned 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 was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: | 17Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: |
| 18"A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are 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." |
| 19After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt | 19After Herod had died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt |
| 20and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take 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 he got up, took the child and his mother and went to 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 in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district 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 he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets, that he would 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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