| New King James Version | NET Bible |
| 1Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men 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 |
| 2saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen 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. |
| 4And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where the Christ 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. |
| 5So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet: | 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 not the least among the rulers of Judah; For out of you shall 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, when he had secretly called the wise men, determined from them what 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 young Child, and when you have found Him, bring back word to me, that I may come and worship Him also.” | 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." |
| 9When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young 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 with exceedingly great joy. | 10When they saw the star they shouted joyfully. |
| 11And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: 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. |
| 12Then, being divinely warned in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed for their own country 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 departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young 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." |
| 14When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt, | 14Then he got up, took the child and his mother during the night, and went to Egypt. |
| 15and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, “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 Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men. | 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 was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying: | 17Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: |
| 18“A voice was heard in Ramah, Lamentation, weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, 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." |
| 19Now when Herod was dead, behold, 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 |
| 20saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the young 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." |
| 21Then he arose, took the young 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 instead of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned by God in a dream, he turned aside into the region 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 came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by 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. |
|
